A hypsometric curve shows that





A) a little more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean.

B) the average ocean depth is sea level.

C) oceanic trenches occupy about 30 percent of Earth's surface.

D) the highest mountains on Earth are about a kilometer high.


A) a little more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean.

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