NAUI Nitrox Diver UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
the ___ in the air you are breathing limits the time you nitrogen
can stay at depth
in the early twentieth century, a quantitative model for John Scott Haldane
nitrogen loading and dive tables were developed by
we say that nitrogen is an inert gas. this means our bodies do not use the nitrogen we breathe
, credit for developing and introducing nitrox diving Dr. Morgan Wells
techniques for standard scuba goes to
NAUI sanctioned enriched air nitrox training in 1992
two benefits of diving with nitrox are longer dive times and shorter surface intervals
what does the "x" stand for in the term EANx? the percentage of oxygen in the mix
in 1878, Paul Bert established that __ , liberated as nitrogen
bubbles following sudden decompression was the cause
of decompression sickeness
nitrox is a ___ breathing gas mid-range
nitrox provides the greatest advantages for dives in the 15-33 m (50-110 ft)
___ depth range
as a gas is heated in a rigid closed container its pressure increase
will
"if one quantity of gas will dissolve at one atmosphere of Henry's Law
pressure, then three quantities of gas will dissolve at three
atmospheres." this statement refers to which law?
atmospheric pressure can be measured in many ways. 760 mmHg
what is one atmosphere in millimeters of mercury?
the __ of a specific gas in a mix is the portion of the total partial pressure
pressure exerted by that gas
what is the absolute pressure at 17 msw (56 fsw)? 2.7 ata
what is the oxygen partial pressure in EAN35 at a depth 1.3 ata
of 26 msw (85 fsw)?
if the oxygen partial pressure in your mix is 1.3 ata at a 0.28
depth of 37 msw (122 fsw), what is the fraction of oxygen
in the mix?
what is the partial pressure of oxygen in air at a depth of 0.65 ata
21 msw (69 fsw)?
CORRECT Answers
the ___ in the air you are breathing limits the time you nitrogen
can stay at depth
in the early twentieth century, a quantitative model for John Scott Haldane
nitrogen loading and dive tables were developed by
we say that nitrogen is an inert gas. this means our bodies do not use the nitrogen we breathe
, credit for developing and introducing nitrox diving Dr. Morgan Wells
techniques for standard scuba goes to
NAUI sanctioned enriched air nitrox training in 1992
two benefits of diving with nitrox are longer dive times and shorter surface intervals
what does the "x" stand for in the term EANx? the percentage of oxygen in the mix
in 1878, Paul Bert established that __ , liberated as nitrogen
bubbles following sudden decompression was the cause
of decompression sickeness
nitrox is a ___ breathing gas mid-range
nitrox provides the greatest advantages for dives in the 15-33 m (50-110 ft)
___ depth range
as a gas is heated in a rigid closed container its pressure increase
will
"if one quantity of gas will dissolve at one atmosphere of Henry's Law
pressure, then three quantities of gas will dissolve at three
atmospheres." this statement refers to which law?
atmospheric pressure can be measured in many ways. 760 mmHg
what is one atmosphere in millimeters of mercury?
the __ of a specific gas in a mix is the portion of the total partial pressure
pressure exerted by that gas
what is the absolute pressure at 17 msw (56 fsw)? 2.7 ata
what is the oxygen partial pressure in EAN35 at a depth 1.3 ata
of 26 msw (85 fsw)?
if the oxygen partial pressure in your mix is 1.3 ata at a 0.28
depth of 37 msw (122 fsw), what is the fraction of oxygen
in the mix?
what is the partial pressure of oxygen in air at a depth of 0.65 ata
21 msw (69 fsw)?
