PADI Open Water Diver Final Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) 300+ Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

PADI Open Water Diver Final Exam (Latest

2023/ 2024 Update) 300+ Questions and

Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Q: Equalization is the process of ________

Answer:

adding air to an air space

Q: I should equalize ________

Answer:

before I feel pain or discomfort

Q: I'm descending and discover I can't equalize. The first thing I would do is ________

Answer:

stop my descent and signal my buddy/the instructor

Q: I equalize gently because an extended, forceful equalization can cause permanent damage to

my ears and hearing.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

a. True

Q: On a day I plan to go diving, I wake up with my sinuses blocked due to a cold or allergy. I

should ________

Answer:

cancel the dive until I'm well

Q: When scuba diving, normal breathing keeps your lungs equalized to the surrounding

pressure.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

a. True

Q: The most important rule in scuba diving is to ________

Answer:

breathe continuously and never hold your breath

Q: Failure to follow the most important rule in scuba diving can cause severe lung

overexpansion injuries, which can result in paralysis or death.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

a. True

Q: During ascent I feel discomfort in my ears. I should ________

Answer:

stop, descend slightly and allow trapped air to work its way out

Q: My buddy and I descend to 12 metres/40 feet. I would expect to use my air ________ at 6

metres/20 feet.

Answer:

faster than

Q: The most efficient way to breathe dense air underwater is to breathe ________

Answer:

deeply and slowly

Q: My body responds to anxiety with increased breathing, but slow breathing helps reduce

anxiety.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

a. True

Q: What are the breathing rules I must follow as a diver?

Answer:

- Breathe continuously and never, ever, hold my breath

- Breathe slowly and deeply

- Do not allow myself to get winded or out-of-breath

- If faced with a problem, stop, then maintain or restore slow, deep breathing

Q: Buoyancy is a force that pushes an object in water upward.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

a. True

Q: My sunglasses case falls out of my pocket into the water, but fortunately, it floats so I

retrieve it. I would say my sunglasses case is ________ buoyant.

Answer:

positively

Q: Salt water causes more buoyancy than fresh water because it is less dense and weighs less.

a. True

b. False

Answer:

b. False

Salt water causes more buoyancy because it is more dense and weighs more; buoyancy results

from the weight of the water displaced

Q: To control my buoyancy, normally I will use my weight system and my ________

Answer:

BCD

Q: When I descend, my buoyancy tends to ________. When I ascend, it tends to ________.

Answer:

decrease, increase

Q: Underwater, when I inhale, my buoyancy ________