FAA Part 107 Study Guide: Drone Certification - Pass First Try!

Explain the difference between MSL (Mean Sea Level) and AGL (Above Ground Level). 

High Density Altitude results in ______ air while Low Density Altitude results in _____ air. 

• thinner, denser

• denser, thinner

Imagine you are flying your drone over a large city scape. Would it retain or give off heat?

What side of a mountain is safer the windward (the side the wind is blowing towards) or the leeward side (the side the wind is blowing away from)? Explain why. 

What is the difference between evaporation and sublimation? 

Happens as warm moist air moves across the surface of the land towards a large body of cool water. This can often happen on the beach. 
 

• Steam Fog

• Advection Fog

• Upslope Fog

• Radiation Fog

Takes place after a long day of the sun heating up the ground and the cool evening air meets the warm ground and creates fog. 
 

• Advection Fog

• Radiation Fog

• Steam Fog

• Upslope Fog

What are the white fluffy clouds that extend upward? 

• Stratus Clouds

• Cumulus Clouds

• Cumulonimbus Clouds

Which clouds can suggest a change in weather? 

• Cirrus

• Cumulus 

Which stage of a thunderstorm is the most intense? 

• Cumulus

• Mature

• Dissapating