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The continental crust covers ____ of the earth's surface a. 40% b. 50% C. 60% d. 70% ​

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a. 40 percent

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a. 40%

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The continental crust covers 40% of the Earth's surface.

At 25 to 70 km, continental crust is considerably thicker than oceanic crust, which has an average thickness of around 7–10 km. About 40% of Earth's surface area and about 70% of the volume of the Earth's crust is the continental crust. Most continental crust is dry land above sea level.

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