PADI, OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM
REVIEW IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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,D float.
Salt water is heavier than fresh water because it has dissolved minerals in it. This
means it causes more upward force (buoyancy) on an object. An object that is neutrally
buoyant in fresh water would float in salt water because there is greater upward force.
See Being a Diver I - Buoyancy and Controlling Buoyancy. ANSWER >> 1) If an object
is neutrally buoyant (does not sink or float) in fresh water, the same object placed into
salt water would
A sink.
B either sink or float.
C do nothing.
D float.
B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be more dense
(molecules move closer together).
2
,As water pressure increases, the volume of an air space will decrease. This causes the
density of the air inside to increase and air molecules are pushed closer together. The
balloon would get smaller and the air density inside would be greater.
See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects. ANSWER >> 2) I blow up
a balloon, tie it off, and take it to the bottom of the swimming pool. What will happen to
the balloon and the air inside it?
A The balloon will get bigger and the air inside the balloon will be less dense (molecules
move further apart).
B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be more dense
(molecules move closer together).
C The balloon will get bigger and the air inside the balloon will be more dense.
D The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be less dense.
A become half the size it was at the surface.
At 10 meters, the pressure is 2 bar. An air volume taken to this depth from the surface
would decrease and become half the size.
3
, See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects. ANSWER >> 3) I turn a
glass upside down, trap the air in it by putting it in water, and then I take the glass down
to 10 meters. The air space would
A become half the size it was at the surface.
B not change in size.
C become 1/3 the size it was at the surface.
D become 2/3 the size it was at the surface.
C A cold, allergy or another medical problem.
A cold, or any congestion, can block air passages in your ears and sinuses, making
equalization difficult or impossible.
See Being a Diver I - The Effects of Increasing Pressure on Body Air Spaces. ANSWER
>> 4) If I am not able to equalize (clear) my body air spaces, it may be because I have
A seasickness.
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REVIEW IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
1
,D float.
Salt water is heavier than fresh water because it has dissolved minerals in it. This
means it causes more upward force (buoyancy) on an object. An object that is neutrally
buoyant in fresh water would float in salt water because there is greater upward force.
See Being a Diver I - Buoyancy and Controlling Buoyancy. ANSWER >> 1) If an object
is neutrally buoyant (does not sink or float) in fresh water, the same object placed into
salt water would
A sink.
B either sink or float.
C do nothing.
D float.
B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be more dense
(molecules move closer together).
2
,As water pressure increases, the volume of an air space will decrease. This causes the
density of the air inside to increase and air molecules are pushed closer together. The
balloon would get smaller and the air density inside would be greater.
See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects. ANSWER >> 2) I blow up
a balloon, tie it off, and take it to the bottom of the swimming pool. What will happen to
the balloon and the air inside it?
A The balloon will get bigger and the air inside the balloon will be less dense (molecules
move further apart).
B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be more dense
(molecules move closer together).
C The balloon will get bigger and the air inside the balloon will be more dense.
D The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be less dense.
A become half the size it was at the surface.
At 10 meters, the pressure is 2 bar. An air volume taken to this depth from the surface
would decrease and become half the size.
3
, See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects. ANSWER >> 3) I turn a
glass upside down, trap the air in it by putting it in water, and then I take the glass down
to 10 meters. The air space would
A become half the size it was at the surface.
B not change in size.
C become 1/3 the size it was at the surface.
D become 2/3 the size it was at the surface.
C A cold, allergy or another medical problem.
A cold, or any congestion, can block air passages in your ears and sinuses, making
equalization difficult or impossible.
See Being a Diver I - The Effects of Increasing Pressure on Body Air Spaces. ANSWER
>> 4) If I am not able to equalize (clear) my body air spaces, it may be because I have
A seasickness.
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