SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam A with accurate solutions

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SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam A with accurate
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1. The term Surface Interval is defined as:
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A. The amount of time spent on the surface of the water between dives (excludes time out of the
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water)
B. The amount of time the diver stays out of the water or on the surface between dives
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C. Travel time to and from the dive site
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D. The amount of nitrogen expelled while on the surface
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D




2. The most serious lung overexpansion injury is:
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A. Pneumothorax
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B. Subcutaneous emphysema
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C. Mediastinal emphysema
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D. Arterial Gas Embolism
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D




3. Diving at altitude or flying after diving:
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A. Does not require any special considerations for the diver
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B. Allows the diver to spend a greater amount of time at depth without exceeding the
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C. Allows the diver to ignore the no-decompression limits
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D. Requires special diving computer functions, altitude tables and/ or refraining from flying from
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at least 24 hours after the completion of a dive
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D

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4. If a diver is injured by harmful sea life, it is usually because of:
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A. The diver's negligence
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B. All answers are correct
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C. The diver's ignorance
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D. The diver's aggressive behavior
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B




5. Which of the statements concerning sound transmission underwater is correct?
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A. Divers find it difficult to locate the direction of a sound producing source
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B. All answers are correct
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C. Sound will travel farther underwater than in air
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D. Sound travels four times faster underwater than in air
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B




6. Panic can be prevented by:
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A. Taking Specialty Training
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B. Honestly evaluating your diving limitations
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C. Properly maintaining your Total Diving System
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D. All answers are correct
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D




7. Use of the SSI Total DiveLog is important because:
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A. All answers are correct
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B. It keeps an accurate record of your personal information and dives
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C. It contains your medical history and provides important emergency information
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D. It is an important information resource for future dives
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A




8. An object immersed in water will be buoyed upward by a force ______ the weight of the water
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it displaces.
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A. Greater than
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B. equal to|| ||




C. Less than
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B




9. In an out of air emergency and your buddy is close enough, you should:
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A. Perform a Controlled Swimming Ascent
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B. Perform an Emergency Buoyant Ascent
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C. Swim to your buddy, give the out-of-air signal, and share air
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D. All answers are correct
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C




10. A scuba tank for recreational diving should be filled with:
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A. Pure, filtered compressed air or Nitrox
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B. A mixture of helium and oxygen
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