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FINAL EXAM: SSI Open Water Diver
2025 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS
|MULTIPLE CHOICES | Solved!!
One atmosphere of pressure is defined as:
a) Each 34 feet of depth in freshwater
b) each 33 ft. of depth in saltwater
c) 1 ata
d) All answers are correct. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔All answers are correct
The absolute pressure expressed in terms of atmospheres absolute at 33 ft. in sea
water is:
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a) 1 ata
b) 3 ata
c) 2 ata
d) 4 ata - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 ata
Underwater, the bending of light rays causes objects to appear to be:
a) closer
b) the same as the surface
c) At an angle consistent with the bend of the light
d) Farther away - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Closer
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If you experience pain in your ears during descent:
a) Place a finger in the ear canal and gently massage the ear until the pain ceases.
b) Continue the descent while gently exhaling into the mask
c) Abort the dive
d) Stop the descent and ascend until the pain stops. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stop the
descent and ascend until the pain stops.
Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Not diving with a cold
b) Wearing earplugs
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c) Tilting the divers head back and forth
d) The Valsalva technique - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Not diving with a cold
Ear squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Rotating the jaw, swallowing or Valsalva
b) All answers are correct
c) Never diving with a cold
d) Relaxing - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔All answers are correct
The purpose of equalization is to:
a) Remove all fluids from body air spaces
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FINAL EXAM: SSI Open Water Diver
2025 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS
|MULTIPLE CHOICES | Solved!!
One atmosphere of pressure is defined as:
a) Each 34 feet of depth in freshwater
b) each 33 ft. of depth in saltwater
c) 1 ata
d) All answers are correct. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔All answers are correct
The absolute pressure expressed in terms of atmospheres absolute at 33 ft. in sea
water is:
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a) 1 ata
b) 3 ata
c) 2 ata
d) 4 ata - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 ata
Underwater, the bending of light rays causes objects to appear to be:
a) closer
b) the same as the surface
c) At an angle consistent with the bend of the light
d) Farther away - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Closer
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If you experience pain in your ears during descent:
a) Place a finger in the ear canal and gently massage the ear until the pain ceases.
b) Continue the descent while gently exhaling into the mask
c) Abort the dive
d) Stop the descent and ascend until the pain stops. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stop the
descent and ascend until the pain stops.
Sinus squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Not diving with a cold
b) Wearing earplugs
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c) Tilting the divers head back and forth
d) The Valsalva technique - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Not diving with a cold
Ear squeeze can be prevented by:
a) Rotating the jaw, swallowing or Valsalva
b) All answers are correct
c) Never diving with a cold
d) Relaxing - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔All answers are correct
The purpose of equalization is to:
a) Remove all fluids from body air spaces
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