Answer: the <span>Permian–Triassic extinction event ; {"end of the Permian era"} .
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I think the correct answer would be strong gravity. The factor that allows the earth to hold onto water would be the strong gravitational pull of the earth. In fact, it is what holds everything onto earth not only water. Hope this answers the question.
Answer:
Precipitation and runoff
Explanation:
The oceans get water in several different manners, with some of them being through precipitation, and through runoff. Whenever there is precipitation on the ocean waters, the water from it of course ends up in it, thus it accumulates it. Also, when there's precipitation on the land, a runoff appears. The runoff is simply the water from the precipitation that moves on the surface, downhill, and usually ends up in some water body. Part of the runoff ends up in the oceans, and that is the runoff that appears on the slopes that are near the ocean and are sloping toward the ocean waters.
A)formed from repeated non-explosive eruptions of flowing lava
