2026 DIVEMASTER EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔There are more opportunities for ___________________ than for any other
professional in the dive industry. - ✔✔PADI instructors
✔✔skills and qualifications that are likely to make you more valuable in the dive
industry: - ✔✔1. licensed boat captain
2. web/media production
3. retail sales training
4. compressor repair
5. scuba equipment technician
✔✔if you forget to renew your PADI membership - ✔✔you are no longer qualified as a
certified assistant for PADI programs.
✔✔Being knowledgeable about the biological and physical properties of the underwater
world is important because it helps you with dive planning. It's also important because
divers are _____________ about the organisms they've seen and discovered and
expect you to be reasonably knowledgeable about the local aquatic habitat. -
✔✔curious
✔✔you can learn a great deal about the underwater environment in the
_______________________ Specialty Diver courses, as well as the PADI Underwater
Naturalist course. - ✔✔Project AWARE
✔✔Diving in and environmentally responsible manner is important so you role-model
this behavior. It's also important because_____________ - ✔✔it's part of the credibility
needed to be environmental ambassadors
✔✔Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ✔✔71
, ✔✔The "oceans" are actually one big connected ocean. Beyond this, the
___________________________ is thought to ultimately connect all water on Earth -
✔✔hydrologic cycle
✔✔The ocean provides oxygen and ______________, both of which are vital to life on
Earth - ✔✔heat distribution
✔✔__________________is the base of the marine food chain - ✔✔Phytoplankton
✔✔Many scientists think the coral reef is the most diverse ecosystem on Earth -
✔✔True
✔✔Because they are highly productive, coral reefs require water that is high in nutrients
- ✔✔False
✔✔________________ forests are important to the survival of adjacent coral reef
ecosystems - ✔✔mangrove
✔✔To support sustainable fisheries, be an educated consumer who only buys
sustainable, managed species and support the establishment of
___________________ - ✔✔Marine Protected Areas
✔✔Heat can be a pollutant - ✔✔True
✔✔Efforts to counter alien invasive species are very effective, especially the practice of
introducing alien invasive counter species that act as predators - ✔✔false
✔✔Currents that affect divers are most commonly caused by the Earth's rotation,
waves, tides and _________ - ✔✔wind
✔✔Generally, the recommendation when diving in a current is to swim ____________
the current at the start of the dive - ✔✔into
✔✔_____________ diving is a common practice where strong, unabated currents exist.
- ✔✔Drift
✔✔Most upwellings and downwellings result from the ________ - ✔✔wind
✔✔Depending upon how they affect conditions, dive planning may need to account for
the tides and tidal currents, or the tides may have so little effect that you don't need to
consider them - ✔✔true
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔There are more opportunities for ___________________ than for any other
professional in the dive industry. - ✔✔PADI instructors
✔✔skills and qualifications that are likely to make you more valuable in the dive
industry: - ✔✔1. licensed boat captain
2. web/media production
3. retail sales training
4. compressor repair
5. scuba equipment technician
✔✔if you forget to renew your PADI membership - ✔✔you are no longer qualified as a
certified assistant for PADI programs.
✔✔Being knowledgeable about the biological and physical properties of the underwater
world is important because it helps you with dive planning. It's also important because
divers are _____________ about the organisms they've seen and discovered and
expect you to be reasonably knowledgeable about the local aquatic habitat. -
✔✔curious
✔✔you can learn a great deal about the underwater environment in the
_______________________ Specialty Diver courses, as well as the PADI Underwater
Naturalist course. - ✔✔Project AWARE
✔✔Diving in and environmentally responsible manner is important so you role-model
this behavior. It's also important because_____________ - ✔✔it's part of the credibility
needed to be environmental ambassadors
✔✔Water covers approximately ________ of Earth's surface. - ✔✔71
, ✔✔The "oceans" are actually one big connected ocean. Beyond this, the
___________________________ is thought to ultimately connect all water on Earth -
✔✔hydrologic cycle
✔✔The ocean provides oxygen and ______________, both of which are vital to life on
Earth - ✔✔heat distribution
✔✔__________________is the base of the marine food chain - ✔✔Phytoplankton
✔✔Many scientists think the coral reef is the most diverse ecosystem on Earth -
✔✔True
✔✔Because they are highly productive, coral reefs require water that is high in nutrients
- ✔✔False
✔✔________________ forests are important to the survival of adjacent coral reef
ecosystems - ✔✔mangrove
✔✔To support sustainable fisheries, be an educated consumer who only buys
sustainable, managed species and support the establishment of
___________________ - ✔✔Marine Protected Areas
✔✔Heat can be a pollutant - ✔✔True
✔✔Efforts to counter alien invasive species are very effective, especially the practice of
introducing alien invasive counter species that act as predators - ✔✔false
✔✔Currents that affect divers are most commonly caused by the Earth's rotation,
waves, tides and _________ - ✔✔wind
✔✔Generally, the recommendation when diving in a current is to swim ____________
the current at the start of the dive - ✔✔into
✔✔_____________ diving is a common practice where strong, unabated currents exist.
- ✔✔Drift
✔✔Most upwellings and downwellings result from the ________ - ✔✔wind
✔✔Depending upon how they affect conditions, dive planning may need to account for
the tides and tidal currents, or the tides may have so little effect that you don't need to
consider them - ✔✔true
