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SDI SCUBA ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Objects under water appear:
A. The same size as they do on land.
B. Twice as large as they do on land.
C. Closer and larger than they do on land.
D. Smaller and farther away than they do on land. - (answers)C. Closer and larger
than they do on land.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Tides seldom have a significant impact on depth or dive plans.
B. Strong tidal currents frequently bring clearer water with them.
C. Tidal currents can be very strong, making diving difficult or even dangerous.
D. None of the above. - (answers)C. Tidal currents can be very strong, making
diving difficult or even dangerous.
Which of the following is not true?
A. Longshore currents always move in the same direction.
B. Wind, waves and tides are among the factors that can affect the direction of
longshore currents.
C. Longshore currents frequently move in the same direction as permanent
offshore currents.
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D. Local dive operators are a good source of information on the behavior of
longshore currents. - (answers)A. Longshore currents always move in the same
direction.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. If caught in a rip current, swim directly towards shore, using the most powerful
kick possible.
B. If caught in a rip current, swim perpendicular to shore, until you are completely
out of the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
C. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore, until you are completely out of
the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
D. Don't fight the rip current relax and let it carry you closer to shore. -
(answers)C. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore, until you are
completely out of the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
Which of the following statements are true?
A. Wave height is the distance from its highest point (crest) to its lowest point
(trough).
B. Wave length is the distance from crest to crest.
C. Wave oscillation to calculated by multiplying the wave height times its length.
D. Both the first and second answers are correct. - (answers)D. Both the first and
second answers are correct.
As you descend:
A. Colors will remain largely the same.
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B. Blues and grays disappear quickly.
C. Dive lights have little effect on apparent color.
D. None of the above. - (answers)D. None of the above.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Water is 400 times denser than air.
B. Water is 800 times denser than air.
C. Sound travels approximately four times faster under water.
D. Both the second and third answers are correct. - (answers)D. Both the second
and third answers are correct.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Water conducts heat away from your body ten times faster than air does.
B. Water conducts heat away from your body 25 times faster than air does.
C. Fresh water conducts heat away from your body faster than salt water does.
D. Salt water conducts heat away from your body faster than fresh water does -
(answers)B. Water conducts heat away from your body 25 times faster than air
does.
The presence of thermoclines means that:
A. Surface temperatures will provide divers with a good indication of what they
can expect at depth.
SDI SCUBA ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Objects under water appear:
A. The same size as they do on land.
B. Twice as large as they do on land.
C. Closer and larger than they do on land.
D. Smaller and farther away than they do on land. - (answers)C. Closer and larger
than they do on land.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Tides seldom have a significant impact on depth or dive plans.
B. Strong tidal currents frequently bring clearer water with them.
C. Tidal currents can be very strong, making diving difficult or even dangerous.
D. None of the above. - (answers)C. Tidal currents can be very strong, making
diving difficult or even dangerous.
Which of the following is not true?
A. Longshore currents always move in the same direction.
B. Wind, waves and tides are among the factors that can affect the direction of
longshore currents.
C. Longshore currents frequently move in the same direction as permanent
offshore currents.
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D. Local dive operators are a good source of information on the behavior of
longshore currents. - (answers)A. Longshore currents always move in the same
direction.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. If caught in a rip current, swim directly towards shore, using the most powerful
kick possible.
B. If caught in a rip current, swim perpendicular to shore, until you are completely
out of the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
C. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore, until you are completely out of
the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
D. Don't fight the rip current relax and let it carry you closer to shore. -
(answers)C. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore, until you are
completely out of the rip current, then swim in towards shore.
Which of the following statements are true?
A. Wave height is the distance from its highest point (crest) to its lowest point
(trough).
B. Wave length is the distance from crest to crest.
C. Wave oscillation to calculated by multiplying the wave height times its length.
D. Both the first and second answers are correct. - (answers)D. Both the first and
second answers are correct.
As you descend:
A. Colors will remain largely the same.
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B. Blues and grays disappear quickly.
C. Dive lights have little effect on apparent color.
D. None of the above. - (answers)D. None of the above.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Water is 400 times denser than air.
B. Water is 800 times denser than air.
C. Sound travels approximately four times faster under water.
D. Both the second and third answers are correct. - (answers)D. Both the second
and third answers are correct.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Water conducts heat away from your body ten times faster than air does.
B. Water conducts heat away from your body 25 times faster than air does.
C. Fresh water conducts heat away from your body faster than salt water does.
D. Salt water conducts heat away from your body faster than fresh water does -
(answers)B. Water conducts heat away from your body 25 times faster than air
does.
The presence of thermoclines means that:
A. Surface temperatures will provide divers with a good indication of what they
can expect at depth.
