SSI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW UPDATE|GRADED A+

SSI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+


Question 1

Which of the statements concerning sound transmission underwater is incorrect?



-A: Sound will travel farther underwater then in air

-B: Divers find it difficult to locate the direction of a sound producing source

-C: Divers find it easy to talk to each other directly through water

-D: Sound travels four times faster underwater than in air

CORRECT ANSWER

C




Question 2

The absolute pressure expressed in terms of atmospheres absolute at 33 feet in sea water
is:

-A: 2 ata

-B:1 ata

-C: 4 ata

-D: 3 ata

CORRECT ANSWER

A




Question 3



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,The condition in which certain colors are diminished as depth increases is called:



-A: Refraction

-B: Turbidity

-C: Diffusion

-D: Absorption

CORRECT ANSWER

D




Question 4

Earplugs:



-A: Aid equalization of the middle of the ear

-B: Protect against cold

-C: Should never be worn while diving

-D: Protect ears from squeeze

CORRECT ANSWER

C




Question 5

Gauge pressure is defined as:



-A: Hydrostatic pressure minus 1 ata

-B: The pressure at the surface

-C: The depth reading on a gauge



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, -D: Absolute pressure minus 1 ata

CORRECT ANSWER

D




Question 6

Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:



-A: Valsalva technique

-B: Wearing earplugs

-C: Tilting the divers head back and forth

-D: Not diving with a cold

CORRECT ANSWER

D




Question 7

The event that led to the use of the acronym SCUBA to describe diving was:



Development of what and when?

CORRECT ANSWER

Demand regulator in 1943




Question 8

Ear squeeze can be prevented by




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