SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam study guide COMPLETE EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!

SSI Open Water Diver Final Exam study guide
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Which of the statements C
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


The absolute pressure expressed in A
terms of atmospheres absolute at
33 feet in sea water is:
-A: 2 ata
-B:1 ata
-C: 4 ata
-D: 3 ata

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


-A: Refraction
-B: Turbidity
-C: Diffusion
-D: Absorption


Earplugs: C


-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


Gauge pressure is defined as: D


-A: Hydrostatic pressure minus 1 ata
-B: The pressure at the surface
-C: The depth reading on a gauge
-D: Absolute pressure minus 1 ata


Sinus squeeze can be prevented D
by:


-A: Valsalva technique
-B: Wearing earplugs
-C: Tilting the divers head back and
forth
-D: Not diving with a cold