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SSI open water final exam, SSI Open Water Final
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Which of the statements concerning sound transmission underwater is incorrect?
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-Sound will travel farther underwater then in air
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-Divers find it difficult to locate the direction of a sound producing source
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-Divers find it easy to talk to each other directly through water
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-Sound travels four times faster underwater than in air - ✔✔-Divers find it easy to talk to each
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other directly through water
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The absolute pressure expressed in terms of atmospheres absolute at 33 feet in sea water is:
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-2 ata||




-1 ata||




- 4 ata
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- 3 ata - ✔✔2 ata
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The condition in which certain colors are diminished as depth increases is called:
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-Refraction ||




-Turbidity
-Diffusion
-Absorption - ✔✔Absorption || ||




Earplugs ||




-Aid equalization of the middle of the ear
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- Protect against cold
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-Should never be worn while diving || || || || || ||

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-Protect ears from squeeze - ✔✔-Should never be worn while diving
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Gauge pressure is defined as: || || || ||




- Hydrostatic pressure minus 1 ata
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- The pressure at the surface
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- The depth reading on a gauge
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- Absolute pressure minus 1 ata - ✔✔- Absolute pressure minus 1 ata
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Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:
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-Valsalva technique || ||




- Wearing earplugs
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- Tilting the divers head back and forth
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- Not diving with a cold - ✔✔- Not diving with a cold
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The event that led to the use of the acronym SCUBA to describe diving was: - ✔✔The
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development of the demand regulator in 1943 || || || || || ||




Ear squeeze can be prevented by
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-Relaxing ||




-All answers are correct
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- Never diving with a cold
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- rotating the jaw, swallowing or Valsalva - ✔✔-All answers are correct
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The first symptom of a sinus squeeze is usually:
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- a dull pain deep within the head
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- a sharp pain at the base of the neck
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- a crushing pain high in the chest
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- a sharp pain above the eyes - ✔✔- a sharp pain above the eyes
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If you experience pain in the ear during descent:
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-Stop the descent and ascend till the pain stops
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- abort the dive
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-place a finger in the ear canal and gently massage the ear until the pain ceases
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- continue the descent while gently exhaling into the mask - ✔✔- continue the descent while
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gently exhaling into the mask || || || ||




Body heat is lost at a rate of ___ than air. - ✔✔25-30 times faster
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Proper equalization techniques must be learned in order to:
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-prevent sinus squeeze || ||




-prevent ear pain || ||




-prevent squeeze injuries || ||




- all answers are correct - ✔✔- all answers are correct
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Salt water weighs ___ pounds per cubic foot and freshwater weighs ___ pounds per cubic foot. -
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✔✔64/62.5


Underwater, the bending of light rays causes objects to appear to be: - ✔✔closer || || || || || || || || || || || || ||




The purpose of equalization is to:
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-ensure the uneven application of pressure between the water and air spaces in the body
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-prevent water from entering air spaces in the body || || || || || || || || ||




-introduce additional air into body air spaces in response to increasing external pressure
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-remove all fluids from body air spaces - ✔✔-introduce additional air into body air spaces in
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response to increasing external pressure || || || ||




One atmosphere of pressure is defined as
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