A hypsometric curve shows that

A. oceanic trenches occupy about 30 percent of Earth's surface.
B. the average ocean depth is sea level.
C. a little more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean.
D. the highest mountains on Earth are about a kilometer high.


Answer: C

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