Which outcome results when joints and bedding planes weaken?

💡 Explanation

Joints and bedding planes weaken due to weathering, accelerating coastal erosion because hydraulic action widens the pre-existing fractures, and wave action undermines cliffs, therefore forming sea stacks rather than other geological uplifting features.

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