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1) Approximately how much denser is the air a diver breathes at a depth of 20 meters, as
compared to the surface?
a)
Equivalent to surface density
b)
Two times as dense
c)
Three times as dense
d)
Four rimes as dense
2) As depth increases underwater, colours disappear due to the waters ability to ____ light. The
first colour to disappear is ____.
a)
Diffuse / blue
b)
Absorb / red
c)
Refract / red
d)
Bend / white
3) A scuba tank containing 1.5% carbon monoxide is taken down to 40 meters. If a diver breathes
from this tank at depth, it would have the same effect as breathing ___ % of carbon monoxide at
the surface?
a)
1.5
b)
6.0
c)
7.5
d)
3.0
4) Sound travels ___ times faster in water than in air because water is so much ____ than air.
a)
Twenty / denser
b)
Two / warmer
c)
Four / colder
d)
Four / denser
5) If an object that weighs 85 kilograms is neutrally buoyant in salt water, what is the volume of
the water the object displaces?
a)
8.5 litres
b)
82.5 litres
c)
87.5 litres
d)
170 litres
PHYSIOLOGY
1) Which of the following in not a recommendation for dealing with a diver suspected of having
decompression illness?
a)
Keep the diver moving, do not allow him to fall asleep
b)
Administer oxygen
c)
Place in the left side down, head supported position
d)
Transport to the nearest medical facility
2) Factors that influence a divers susceptibility to decompression sickness include:
a)
Consuming alcohol before / after a dive
b)
Fatigue
c)
Obesity
d)
All of the above
3) After a dive, _______ may be present in a divers circulation system, yet the diver may not
display any symptoms of decompression illness.
a)
Transparent bubbles
b)
Vascular bubbles
c)
Silent bubbles
d)
Micronuclei seeds
4) The ______ ear is the part most affected by changes in pressure.
a)
Middle
b)
Soft tissue in the
c)
Outer
d)
Inner
5) If a skin diver wants to increase breath hold time on a surface dive, he can use _______ to
decrease the level of carbon dioxide in his lungs.
a)
The Valsalva manoeuvre
b)
The Frenzel manoeuvre
c)
Voluntary hyperventilation
d)
The mammalian dive reflex
1) A diver surfaces and immediately complains that he is feeling dizzy and has difficulty breathing.
He is more likely to be suffering from ___________ rather than ________.
a)
Lung expansion injury / DCS
b)
DCS / lung expansion injury
c)
Carbon monoxide poisoning / oxygen toxicity
d)
Oxygen toxicity / carbon monoxide poisoning
2) When administering one rescuer adult CPR the compression rate should be:
a)
80 per minute
b)
100 per minute
c)
120 per minute
d)
60 per minute
3) The primary concern when dealing with an unconscious diver on the surface is to:
a)
Check for breathing
b)
Remove their equipment
c)
Check for pulse
d)
Locate his buddy to find out what happened
4) When doing a shore dive, you can use ripple marks (when present) as navigation aid as you
know they usually run:
a)
Diagonally to the shore line
b)
Parallel to the shore line
c)
Perpendicular to the shore line
d)
45 degrees to the shore line
5) In the unlikely event that you run out of air in shallow water and your buddy is too far away, you
should:
a)
Drop your weight belt and swim slowly to the surface
b)
Swim slowly to your buddy, whilst rapping your tank repeatedly
c)
Swim no faster than 18m per minute towards the surface, looking up, whilst making a
continuous ahhhhhh sound
d)
Swim no faster than 18m per minute, towards the surface, while holding your breath
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