WEAX 201Module 3 – Density Altitude Experiment

After completing the tables, analyze your results, then draw some conclusions by formulating a short discussion for each of the prompts 1-5 below. Type your discussions for each of the prompts in the Conclusions section of the experiment worksheet.

1. Evaluate the correctness of your hypothesis based on the experiment results.
2. After making a rough comparison of the “average” (ball-park) density altitude value for each airport, explain why station elevation has the greatest impact on the value of the density altitude.
3. Analyze the data for each airport/station elevation separately to determine which factor – station pressure, temperature, or dew point temperature – has the MOST affect on density altitude. Provide some justification for your answer.
4. Analyze the data for each airport/station elevation separately to determine which factor – station pressure, temperature, or dew point temperature – has the LEAST effect on density altitude. Provide some justification for your answer.
5. Make the appropriate choices below (High OR Low) to create the combination of factors that creates the highest value of density altitude:
   1. High/Low station elevation
   2. High/Low temperature
   3. High/Low dew point temperature

Then, develop a sentence that summarizes the conditions that create a high density altitude situation.