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Objects under water appear ✔Correct Answer-Closer and larger than they do on land

How much faster does sound travel in water, compared to air? ✔Correct Answer-4 times

Water conducts heat away from your body ✔Correct Answer-25 times faster than air does

As you descend ✔Correct Answer-colors fade, reds and oranges fade first, 30 meters seem
blue and gray

water temp does your body need thermal protection ✔Correct Answer-86 degrees

What does SCUBA mean ✔Correct Answer-self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

When water stratifies itself into layers, according to temperature, the boundary between layers
is known as a(n):
1: Halocline.
2: Ichtyocline.
3: Thermodyne.
4: Thermocline. ✔Correct Answer-Thermocline

What is the primary cause of waves? ✔Correct Answer-wind

Which of the following factors do we take into account when measuring waves? ✔Correct
Answer-Height, Length

Which of the following is incorrect? ✔Correct Answer-Waves are not hazardous to divers
during shore dives

The consequences of becoming cold under water include the following except ✔Correct
Answer-improved judgment and coordination

Because sound travels faster under water: ✔Correct Answer-Its harder to determine the
direction from which a sound is coming

Entering through surf requires special skills. These skills are often included in beginning scuba
course taught in areas in which surf entries are common ✔Correct Answer-true

, which of the following are true ✔Correct Answer-Surge is the back-and-forth movement of
water caused by passing over head

Which of the following are true ✔Correct Answer-The sun warming water near the equator,
coupled with the earth's rotation, is the primary cause of permanent ocean currents

despite its apparent warmth, divers in warm waters still need to consider to wear protection
✔Correct Answer-true

longshore currents always move in the same direction as prevailing offshore currents
✔Correct Answer-false

a rip current is a narrow flow of swiftly moving water that runs parallel to shore ✔Correct
Answer-false

the trick to dealing with surge is to anticipate its action in order to avoid contact with stationary
objects ✔Correct Answer-true

what is the most effective way to get out of a rip current ✔Correct Answer-swim parallel to
shore, until out of current

the best time to dive is during a slack tide ✔Correct Answer-true

we pose greater threat to underwater plants and animals ✔Correct Answer-true

what causes most marine life injuries ✔Correct Answer-animals defense response and
mistaken identity

what ability best helps helps you avoid damage to the fragile aquatic environment ✔Correct
Answer-buoyancy control

all of the following steps can you take to avoid scrapes and abrasions, except: ✔Correct
Answer-wear minimal exposure protection

some aquatic animals possess stinging cells. These are called: ✔Correct Answer-Nematocysts

marine animals bites almost always the result of the animal defending itself ✔Correct
Answer-true

always stay within your level of experience. As an open water diver you should not venture in
overhead environment such as a cave ✔Correct Answer-true

The states of buoyancy include all of the following except ✔Correct Answer-Passive

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