SCUBA EXAMS BUNDLE| Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers

Which of the following is/are true? - ANSWER If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore, until you are completely out of the rip current, then swim in towards shore. Which of the following is not true? - ANSWER If the bottom of a wave moves faster than the top, the wave will break. In ge...

Objects under water appear: A. The same size as they do on land. B. Twice as large as they do on land. C. Closer and larger than they do on land. D. Smaller and farther away than they do on land. - ANSWER C. Closer and larger than they do on land. Which of the following is/are true? A. Tides ...

Squeeze - ANSWER occur when pressure around a semi-rigid closed gas space is greater than the pressure within that space. Always happen during descent. Sinus Squeeze - ANSWER happens when diving while congested. Thoracic (Lungs) Squeeze - ANSWER during descent, gas pockets and air spaces compres...

SURGE - ANSWER _____ is the underwater movement of water caused by wave action that you will experience when diving in areas close to shore. TRANSITORY - ANSWER currents which suddenly appear and disappear are _____ DECOMPRESSION - ANSWER if your dive buddy complains to you about having aching p...

Describing diving with the acronym SCUBA came from what event? - ANSWER The Demand For the Regulator The condition in which certain colors are diminished as depth increases is called: - ANSWER Absorption Salt water weighs ___ pounds per cubic foot and freshwater weighs ___ pounds per cubic foot...

Because of refraction, objects underwater appear _________ and _________ when the diver is looking through his/her mask. - ANSWER Larger; closer A diver's body heat is lost through conduction (primarily) at a rate of approximately _________ times more rapidly than in air. - ANSWER 25 Sound trav...