PADI Open Water Diver (Possible Questions with Accurate A
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AsnannewlyncertifiednPADInOpennWaternDiver,nInwillnbentrainedntondivenwithnanbuddynasndeepnasn___
_____.ncorrectnanswersn18nmetres/60nfeet
Certainnmedicalnconditionsncannbenhazardousnwhilendiving,nsonitnisnimportantntonanswernallnquestion
snonnthenMedicalnStatementnhonestlynandncompletely.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
PADIncoursesnarenperformance-
based.nThisnmeansnthatntonbencertified,nInmustn________ncorrectnanswersnmeetnspecificnperformance
nrequirements.
Failurentoncompletenassignednindependentnstudyncanncreatensignificantndelays,nandnmyninstructornm
aynhaventoncancelnandnreschedulensessionsnuntilnIncompletenthenassignment.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Whilendivingninnannewndivenenvironment,ntwonbenefitsnofnseekingnannorientation,nsupervisionnand/o
rnadditionalntrainingnarenthatnitnhelpsnmenavoidnproblemsnandnthatnitnhelpsnmenenjoynthendivenmore.n
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Asnyoundescendninnwaternthenpressuren________ncorrectnanswersnincreases
Andepthnofn10nmetres/33nfeetncausesnanpressurenchangenofn________.ncorrectnanswersn1nbar/ata
Ifnyountaken6nlitersnofnairnfromnthensurfacenton20nmetres/66nfeet,nthenvolumenwillnben________.ncorre
ctnanswersn2nlitres
Thendensitynofnthenairninn6nlitresnfromnthensurfacenton20nmetres/66nfeetnisn________ncorrectnanswersn
threentimesngreater
Anballoonnfullyninflatednandnsealednatn10nmetres/33nfeet,nwouldnprobablyn________nduringnascentnt
onthensurface.ncorrectnanswersnburst
AsnIndescend,nincreasingnpressurenaffectsnmyn(choosenallnthatnapply):ncorrectnanswersnmask,nearsnan
dnsinuses
Ansqueezenisncausednbyn________ncorrectnanswersnanpressurenimbalancenbetweennthensurroundnpres
surenandnannairnspace
Equalizationnisnthenprocessnofn________ncorrectnanswersnaddingnairntonannairnspace
,Inshouldnequalizen________ncorrectnanswersnbeforenInfeelnpainnorndiscomfort
I'mndescendingnandndiscovernIncan'tnequalize.nThenfirstnthingnInwouldndonisn________ncorrectnanswe
rsnstopnmyndescentnandnsignalnmynbuddy/theninstructor
Inequalizengentlynbecausenannextended,nforcefulnequalizationncanncausenpermanentndamagentonmynea
rsnandnhearing.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
OnnandaynInplanntongondiving,nInwakenupnwithnmynsinusesnblockednduentonancoldnornallergy.nInshouldn_
_______ncorrectnanswersncancelnthendivenuntilnI'mnwell
Whennscubandiving,nnormalnbreathingnkeepsnyournlungsnequalizedntonthensurroundingnpressure.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Thenmostnimportantnruleninnscubandivingnisnton________ncorrectnanswersnbreathencontinuouslynandn
nevernholdnyournbreath
Failurentonfollownthenmostnimportantnruleninnscubandivingncanncausenseverenlungnoverexpansionninju
ries,nwhichncannresultninnparalysisnorndeath.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
DuringnascentnInfeelndiscomfortninnmynears.nInshouldn________ncorrectnanswersnstop,ndescendnslight
lynandnallowntrappednairntonworknitsnwaynout
MynbuddynandnIndescendnton12nmetres/40nfeet.nInwouldnexpectntonusenmynairn________natn6nmetres/2
0nfeet.ncorrectnanswersnfasternthan
Thenmostnefficientnwayntonbreathendensenairnunderwaternisntonbreathen________ncorrectnanswersndee
plynandnslowly
Mynbodynrespondsntonanxietynwithnincreasednbreathing,nbutnslownbreathingnhelpsnreducenanxiety.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
WhatnarenthenbreathingnrulesnInmustnfollownasnandiver?ncorrectnanswersn-
nBreathencontinuouslynandnnever,never,nholdnmynbreath
-nBreathenslowlynandndeeply
-nDonnotnallownmyselfntongetnwindednornout-of-breath
-nIfnfacednwithnanproblem,nstop,nthennmaintainnornrestorenslow,ndeepnbreathing
Buoyancynisnanforcenthatnpushesnannobjectninnwaternupward.
, a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Mynsunglassesncasenfallsnoutnofnmynpocketnintonthenwater,nbutnfortunately,nitnfloatsnsonInretrievenit.nIn
wouldnsaynmynsunglassesncasenisn________nbuoyant.ncorrectnanswersnpositively
Saltnwaterncausesnmorenbuoyancynthannfreshnwaternbecausenitnisnlessndensenandnweighsnless.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersnb.nFalse
Saltnwaterncausesnmorenbuoyancynbecausenitnisnmorendensenandnweighsnmore;nbuoyancynresultsnfro
mnthenweightnofnthenwaterndisplaced
Toncontrolnmynbuoyancy,nnormallynInwillnusenmynweightnsystemnandnmyn________ncorrectnanswers
nBCD
WhennIndescend,nmynbuoyancyntendsnton________.nWhennInascend,nitntendsnton________.ncorrectnan
swersndecrease,nincrease
Underwater,nwhennIninhale,nmynbuoyancyn________ncorrectnanswersnincreasesnslightly
ItnisnimportantntonmasternbuoyancyncontrolnbecausenitnaffectsnalmostneverythingnIndoninnandnunderwa
ter.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Innrecreationalndiving,nthenbuddynsystemnmeansndivingnwithnanotherndivernorndiversninnanteamnthatnp
rovidesnassistancenandnsafetynbenefits.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Overallnbenefitsnofnthenbuddynsystemnincluden________ncorrectnanswersnpracticality,nsafetynandnfu
n
Thenthreenmostnimportantnconsiderationsninnchoosingnscubanequipmentnarensuitability,nfitnandn____
____ncorrectnanswersncomfort
Gettingnthenservicenmyngearnneedsnmaynbenanconsiderationnwhennchoosingnequipment.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Beforeneachnuse,nInshouldn________nmynequipment.ncorrectnanswersninspect
Inneednanmasknbecausen________ncorrectnanswersnmyneyesnmustnbeninnairntonfocus
MynmasknenclosesnmynnosensonIncann________ncorrectnanswersnequalizenthenmask
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AsnannewlyncertifiednPADInOpennWaternDiver,nInwillnbentrainedntondivenwithnanbuddynasndeepnasn___
_____.ncorrectnanswersn18nmetres/60nfeet
Certainnmedicalnconditionsncannbenhazardousnwhilendiving,nsonitnisnimportantntonanswernallnquestion
snonnthenMedicalnStatementnhonestlynandncompletely.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
PADIncoursesnarenperformance-
based.nThisnmeansnthatntonbencertified,nInmustn________ncorrectnanswersnmeetnspecificnperformance
nrequirements.
Failurentoncompletenassignednindependentnstudyncanncreatensignificantndelays,nandnmyninstructornm
aynhaventoncancelnandnreschedulensessionsnuntilnIncompletenthenassignment.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Whilendivingninnannewndivenenvironment,ntwonbenefitsnofnseekingnannorientation,nsupervisionnand/o
rnadditionalntrainingnarenthatnitnhelpsnmenavoidnproblemsnandnthatnitnhelpsnmenenjoynthendivenmore.n
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Asnyoundescendninnwaternthenpressuren________ncorrectnanswersnincreases
Andepthnofn10nmetres/33nfeetncausesnanpressurenchangenofn________.ncorrectnanswersn1nbar/ata
Ifnyountaken6nlitersnofnairnfromnthensurfacenton20nmetres/66nfeet,nthenvolumenwillnben________.ncorre
ctnanswersn2nlitres
Thendensitynofnthenairninn6nlitresnfromnthensurfacenton20nmetres/66nfeetnisn________ncorrectnanswersn
threentimesngreater
Anballoonnfullyninflatednandnsealednatn10nmetres/33nfeet,nwouldnprobablyn________nduringnascentnt
onthensurface.ncorrectnanswersnburst
AsnIndescend,nincreasingnpressurenaffectsnmyn(choosenallnthatnapply):ncorrectnanswersnmask,nearsnan
dnsinuses
Ansqueezenisncausednbyn________ncorrectnanswersnanpressurenimbalancenbetweennthensurroundnpres
surenandnannairnspace
Equalizationnisnthenprocessnofn________ncorrectnanswersnaddingnairntonannairnspace
,Inshouldnequalizen________ncorrectnanswersnbeforenInfeelnpainnorndiscomfort
I'mndescendingnandndiscovernIncan'tnequalize.nThenfirstnthingnInwouldndonisn________ncorrectnanswe
rsnstopnmyndescentnandnsignalnmynbuddy/theninstructor
Inequalizengentlynbecausenannextended,nforcefulnequalizationncanncausenpermanentndamagentonmynea
rsnandnhearing.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
OnnandaynInplanntongondiving,nInwakenupnwithnmynsinusesnblockednduentonancoldnornallergy.nInshouldn_
_______ncorrectnanswersncancelnthendivenuntilnI'mnwell
Whennscubandiving,nnormalnbreathingnkeepsnyournlungsnequalizedntonthensurroundingnpressure.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Thenmostnimportantnruleninnscubandivingnisnton________ncorrectnanswersnbreathencontinuouslynandn
nevernholdnyournbreath
Failurentonfollownthenmostnimportantnruleninnscubandivingncanncausenseverenlungnoverexpansionninju
ries,nwhichncannresultninnparalysisnorndeath.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
DuringnascentnInfeelndiscomfortninnmynears.nInshouldn________ncorrectnanswersnstop,ndescendnslight
lynandnallowntrappednairntonworknitsnwaynout
MynbuddynandnIndescendnton12nmetres/40nfeet.nInwouldnexpectntonusenmynairn________natn6nmetres/2
0nfeet.ncorrectnanswersnfasternthan
Thenmostnefficientnwayntonbreathendensenairnunderwaternisntonbreathen________ncorrectnanswersndee
plynandnslowly
Mynbodynrespondsntonanxietynwithnincreasednbreathing,nbutnslownbreathingnhelpsnreducenanxiety.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
WhatnarenthenbreathingnrulesnInmustnfollownasnandiver?ncorrectnanswersn-
nBreathencontinuouslynandnnever,never,nholdnmynbreath
-nBreathenslowlynandndeeply
-nDonnotnallownmyselfntongetnwindednornout-of-breath
-nIfnfacednwithnanproblem,nstop,nthennmaintainnornrestorenslow,ndeepnbreathing
Buoyancynisnanforcenthatnpushesnannobjectninnwaternupward.
, a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Mynsunglassesncasenfallsnoutnofnmynpocketnintonthenwater,nbutnfortunately,nitnfloatsnsonInretrievenit.nIn
wouldnsaynmynsunglassesncasenisn________nbuoyant.ncorrectnanswersnpositively
Saltnwaterncausesnmorenbuoyancynthannfreshnwaternbecausenitnisnlessndensenandnweighsnless.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersnb.nFalse
Saltnwaterncausesnmorenbuoyancynbecausenitnisnmorendensenandnweighsnmore;nbuoyancynresultsnfro
mnthenweightnofnthenwaterndisplaced
Toncontrolnmynbuoyancy,nnormallynInwillnusenmynweightnsystemnandnmyn________ncorrectnanswers
nBCD
WhennIndescend,nmynbuoyancyntendsnton________.nWhennInascend,nitntendsnton________.ncorrectnan
swersndecrease,nincrease
Underwater,nwhennIninhale,nmynbuoyancyn________ncorrectnanswersnincreasesnslightly
ItnisnimportantntonmasternbuoyancyncontrolnbecausenitnaffectsnalmostneverythingnIndoninnandnunderwa
ter.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Innrecreationalndiving,nthenbuddynsystemnmeansndivingnwithnanotherndivernorndiversninnanteamnthatnp
rovidesnassistancenandnsafetynbenefits.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Overallnbenefitsnofnthenbuddynsystemnincluden________ncorrectnanswersnpracticality,nsafetynandnfu
n
Thenthreenmostnimportantnconsiderationsninnchoosingnscubanequipmentnarensuitability,nfitnandn____
____ncorrectnanswersncomfort
Gettingnthenservicenmyngearnneedsnmaynbenanconsiderationnwhennchoosingnequipment.
a.nTrue
b.nFalsencorrectnanswersna.nTrue
Beforeneachnuse,nInshouldn________nmynequipment.ncorrectnanswersninspect
Inneednanmasknbecausen________ncorrectnanswersnmyneyesnmustnbeninnairntonfocus
MynmasknenclosesnmynnosensonIncann________ncorrectnanswersnequalizenthenmask
