Meteorology - FAA Part 107 Drone Exam Prep

Question 1

Which type of front is typically associated with a narrow band of active weather, such as heavy rain or thunderstorms, because it acts like a snowplow pushing warm air violently upward?

Accepted Answer

A cold front.

Answer

A warm front.

Answer

An occluded front.

Question 2

In a METAR report, what does the abbreviation 'HZ' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Haze.

Answer

Hail.

Answer

Heavy rain.

Question 3

Wind direction reported in a METAR is provided in reference to:

Accepted Answer

True North.

Answer

Magnetic North.

Answer

The aircraft's heading.

Question 4

What is the floor of controlled airspace around Sandpoint airport?

Accepted Answer

2,831 feet MSL.

Answer

2,131 feet AGL.

Answer

700 feet MSL.

Question 5

How are cloud bases reported in METARs and TAFs?

Accepted Answer

In hundreds of feet AGL.

Answer

In thousands of feet MSL.

Answer

In tens of feet MSL.

Question 6

What characterizes a temperature inversion?

Accepted Answer

Air temperature increases as altitude increases, acting like a lid on the atmosphere below.

Answer

Air temperature drops rapidly as altitude increases.

Answer

Air pressure increases with altitude.

Question 7

Louisville Airport is an uncontrolled airport surrounded by a magenta-shaded circle in the sectional charts. What does this magenta circle indicate?

Accepted Answer

Class E airspace from 700 feet.

Answer

Class G airspace up to 400 feet.

Answer

Class E airspace from the surface up to 700 feet.

Question 8

In a TAF, what does the 'FM' (From) group indicate?

Accepted Answer

A rapid and significant change in weather expected within less than an hour.

Answer

A gradual change in weather taking place over several hours.

Answer

Temporary fluctuations in weather.

Question 9

What condition is necessary for structural icing to occur in flight?

Accepted Answer

The aircraft must be flying through visible moisture (like rain or clouds) and the temperature must be at or below freezing.

Answer

Clear skies and a temperature inversion.

Answer

Flight through cirrus clouds.

Question 10

Dew point is defined as the:

Accepted Answer

Temperature to which air must be cooled to become fully saturated with moisture.

Answer

Temperature at which water freezes.

Answer

Point at which atmospheric pressure drops below standard.

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