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When can a sports diver dive with In conditions already encountered by the ocean
an ocean diver or another sports diver during their training and under the
diver? supervision of a dive manager.
What's the initial limited depth for a 20m
sports diver?
What's the progressively extended 35m
depth of a sports diver?
Is a neap tide small or large? Small
Is a spring tide small or large? Large
What causes a neap tide? When the Moon is at a right angle to Earth and
the Sun, creating the least amount of gravitational
pull in one direction, creating weak tides.
What causes spring tides? The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same
direction, creating strong tides.
Neap tides coincide with what? The quarters of the moon
, Spring tides coincide with what? New and full moon
What's the average tide cycle in 12 hours
most places?
How many tide cycles in a day? 2
How many high tides in a day? 2
How many low tides are there in a 2
day?
How many times do spring tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
How many times do neap tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
What's the tidal range? High water - low water
What's slack water? At the tides turning point, when the water speed
is at its slowest.
What can make diving on a static Diving in slack water
site (e.g. a wreck) safer?
What is ground swell? When wind causing wave action on the surface
can be felt on the sea bed.
When is ground swell the roughest? When the surface winds go against the
tide/stream/current flow.
Is an incoming or outgoing tide Incoming
better for visibility?
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Terms in this set (183)
When can a sports diver dive with In conditions already encountered by the ocean
an ocean diver or another sports diver during their training and under the
diver? supervision of a dive manager.
What's the initial limited depth for a 20m
sports diver?
What's the progressively extended 35m
depth of a sports diver?
Is a neap tide small or large? Small
Is a spring tide small or large? Large
What causes a neap tide? When the Moon is at a right angle to Earth and
the Sun, creating the least amount of gravitational
pull in one direction, creating weak tides.
What causes spring tides? The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same
direction, creating strong tides.
Neap tides coincide with what? The quarters of the moon
, Spring tides coincide with what? New and full moon
What's the average tide cycle in 12 hours
most places?
How many tide cycles in a day? 2
How many high tides in a day? 2
How many low tides are there in a 2
day?
How many times do spring tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
How many times do neap tides 2
occur in a lunar month?
What's the tidal range? High water - low water
What's slack water? At the tides turning point, when the water speed
is at its slowest.
What can make diving on a static Diving in slack water
site (e.g. a wreck) safer?
What is ground swell? When wind causing wave action on the surface
can be felt on the sea bed.
When is ground swell the roughest? When the surface winds go against the
tide/stream/current flow.
Is an incoming or outgoing tide Incoming
better for visibility?
