PADI, Open Water Diver, Final Exam Review
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.: 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.
2. B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be
,moredense (molecules move closer together).
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.: 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.
3. 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.
See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects.: 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.
4. 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.: 4)
If I am not able to equalize (clear) my body air spaces, it may be because I have
A seasickness.
B heart disease and high blood pressure.
C a cold, allergy or another medical problem.
D anxiety.
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.: 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.
2. B The balloon will get smaller and the air inside the balloon will be
,moredense (molecules move closer together).
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.: 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.
3. 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.
See Being a Diver I - Water Pressure and Air Volume Effects.: 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.
4. 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.: 4)
If I am not able to equalize (clear) my body air spaces, it may be because I have
A seasickness.
B heart disease and high blood pressure.
C a cold, allergy or another medical problem.
D anxiety.
