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PADI Open Water Diving Section 1Exam/71 Questions and Answers
As a newly certified PADI Open Water Diver, I will be trained to dive with
buddy as deep as - -18 metres/60 feet
-Certain medical conditions can be hazardous while diving, so it is important
to answer all questions on the Medical Statement honestly and completely -
-True
-PADI courses are performance based. This means that to be certified, I
must.. - -meet specific performance requirments
-Failure to complete assigned independent study can create significant
delays, and my instructor may have to cancel and reschedule sessions until I
complete the assignment. - -True
-When diving in a new dive environment, two benefits of seeking an
orientation, supervision and/or additional training are that it helps me avoid
problems and that it helps me enjoy the dive more. - -True
-As you descend in water the pressure - -increases
-A depth of 10 metres/33 feet causes a pressure change of - -1 bar/ata
-if you take 6 liters of air from the surface to 20 metres/66 feet, the volume
will be - -2 litres
-The density of the air in the previous question would be ______ the density
at the surface - -3x
-A balloon fully inflated and sealed at 10 metres/33 feet, would probably
_______ during acsent to the surface. - -burst
-As I descend, increasing pressure affects my - -mask, ears, sinuses
-A squeeze is caused by - -a pressure imbalance between the surrounding
pressure and an air space
-Equalization is the process of - -adding air to an air space
-I should equalize - -Before I feel pain or discomfort
, -I'm descending and discover I can't equalize. The first thing I would do is - -
stop my descent and see if the problem corrects itself
-I equalize gently because an extended, forceful equalization can cause
permanent damage to my ears and hearing - -True
-On a day I plan to to go diving, I wake up with my sinuses blocked due to a
cold or allergy. I should - -cancel my dive until I'm well
-When scuba diving, normal breathing keeps your lungs equalized to the
surrounding pressure - -True
-The most important rule in scuba diving is to - -Breathe continuously and
never hold your breath
-Failure to follow the most important rule in scuba diving can cause severe
lung overexpansion injuries, which can result in paralysis or death. - -True
-During ascent I feel discomfort in my ears. I should - -stop, descend slightly
and allow trapped air to work its way out.
-My buddy and I descend to 12 metres/40 feet. I would expect to use my
air___________ at 6 metres/20 feet. - -faster than
-The most efficient way to breathe dense air underwater is to breathe - -
deeply and slowly
-My body responds to anxiety with increased breathing but slow breathing
helps to reduce anxiety - -True
-Which of the following are among the breathing rules I follow as a diver? - -
1) Breathe continuously and never, ever, hold my breathe.
2) Breathe slowly and deeply.
3) Do not allow myself to get winded or out-of-breath.
4) If faced with a problem, stop, then maintain or restore slow, deep
breathing.
-Buoyancy is a force that pushes an object in water upward - -True
-My sunglasses case falls out of my pocket into the water, but fortunately, it
floats so I retrieve it. I would say my sunglasses case is ______ buoyant - -
positively
-Salt water causes more buoyancy than fresh water because it is less dense
and weighs less - -False. Salt water causes more buoyancy because it is
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