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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when prevailing winds strengthen erosion of a coastal headland?
A)Increased sea stack formation rate✓
B)Reduced longshore drift sediment volume
C)Decreased lagoon salinity levels
D)Stabilized barrier island vegetation growth
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Strengthened winds enhance hydraulic action, accelerating the differential erosion of weaker rock, thus increasing the rate of sea stack separation; therefore, more sea stacks form rather than sediment volume, which would require transport, decrease salinity, or growth of vegetation.
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