Select the correct answer.
Which outcome does the big crunch scenario predict?

A. the matter in the universe will slow the expansion to the pointwhere it would finally come to a halt and then start to retract

B. the universe will keep expanding and growing ever larger and galaxies will grow farther apart

C. the universe will finally extinguish itself with a violent expansion similar to the one with which it began

D. the gravity in the universe will grow very weak, resulting in the planets drifting into stars