✅✅
______ and ______ generally determine the best way to wade in and out or
how soon I put my fins on - -bottom composition, aquatic life
✅✅
______ track the amount of theoretical nitrogen in my body by measuring the
depth and time throughout the dive - -dive computers
✅✅
_______ is what I do a few hours before, to right up to when I leave for the
dive site - -last-minute preparation
✅✅
"Diving within my limits" simply means diving within the limits of my -
-training, experience, and comfort
✅✅
A balloon fully inflated and sealed at 10 metres/33 feet, would probably
______ during ascent to the surface - -burst
A depth change of 10 metres/33 feet causes a pressure change of - ✅✅-1
bar/ata (atmosphere)
A hood is important when diving in water cooler than approximately - ✅✅-21
degrees Celsius/ 70 degrees Fahrenheit
✅✅
A no stop dive means I can, if necessary, ascend directly to the surface
without stopping _____ the dive - -at any time during
✅✅
A safety stop is a stop between ______ and ______ for three to five minutes -
-6 m/20 ft, 3 m/10 ft
A squeeze is caused by - ✅✅ -a pressure imbalance between the
surrounding pressure and an air space
✅✅
Advantages of a dive computer over dive tables include dive computers -
-are easier to use than tables, help offset human error, and give me
more time underwater
, ✅✅
After establishing buoyancy for both of us, the primary concerns with an
unresponsive diver at the surface are ______ and _______ - -checking
for breathing, providing rescue breaths if needed
✅✅
An object that is neutrally bouyant in fresh water will _____ in salt water -
-float
✅✅
As a new PADI Open Water Diver, I should refresh my dive skills with a PADI
ReActivate after _____ of inactivity - -six months
✅✅
As a newly certified PADI Open Water Diver, I will be trained to dive with
buddy as deep as - -18 metres/60 feet
✅✅
As I swim while navigating with a compass, I should keep the _____ within the
index marks - -north needle
As you descend in water, the pressure - ✅✅-increases
✅✅
At a minimum, I should have _____ visual and _____ audible surface
signaling devices - -1, 1
BCD (buoyancy control device) - ✅✅ -holds your kit together and allows you
to adjust buoyancy throughout the dive
Before diving, I should refrain using _____ and ______ - ✅✅-alcohol,
tobacco
Before, during, and/or between dives, my computer will tell me - ✅✅-no stop
limits, the ascent rate, emergency decompression information, and previous
dive information
Buddy Predive Safety Check - ✅✅ -Begin With Review And Friend
BCD, Weight, Releases, Air, Final Check
Buoyancy - ✅✅-a force that pushes an object in water upward
Burst disk - ✅✅-a safety device that relieves accidental overpressure by
releasing air before reaching the pressure at which the cylinder would fail
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