High-energy and Low-energy coastlines

Question 1

What are the features of high-energy coastlines?

Answer 1

• More powerful waves formed by a large fetch
• Rocky headlands and erosional landforms
• Destructive waves
• The rate of erosion exceeds the rate of deposition

Question 2

What are the features of low-energy coastlines?

Answer 2

• Less powerful waves formed by a small fetch
• Occur in sheltered areas
• Constructive waves
• Depositional landforms
• The rate of deposition exceeds the rate of erosion

Question 3

What type of sediment are higher energy environments characterized with?

Answer 3

• coarser sediment types

Question 4

What type of sediment are lower energy environments characterized with?

Answer 4

• finer sediment types