Lesson 1: Scuba Diving

Question 1

was used where the idea was to trap the air inside the container where the diver swims out until he or she runs out of breath then returns to the bell to replenish air

Answer 1

simple cauldron in the shape of a bell

Question 2

what year was a simple cauldron in the shape of a bell used

Answer 2

1300s

Question 3

who developed an improved diving bell

Answer 3

Edmund Halley

Question 4

he built the “diving engine”

Answer 4

John Lethbridge

Question 5

what year did was the improved diving bell developed?

Answer 5

1690

Question 6

an underwater oak cylinder supplied with compressed air from the surface

Answer 6

diving engine

Question 7

what year was the diving engine built?

Answer 7

1715

Question 8

invented originally for firefighters

Answer 8

smoke helmet

Question 9

who invented the smoke helmet?

Answer 9

Charles Anthony Deane

Question 10

what year was the smoke helmet invented?

Answer 10

1823

Question 11

it had a cylindrical belt around the diver’s trunk that served as an reservoir

Answer 11

SCUBA

Question 12

he invented the first workable, full time SCUBA

Answer 12

William James

Question 13

year the first scuba was invented?

Answer 13

1825

Question 14

it completed the diving helmet of Deane and became the standard diving dress

Answer 14

diving suit

Question 15

A German inventor who innovated a closed diving suit

Answer 15

Augustus Siebe

Question 16

in what year was the diving suit invented?

Answer 16

1837

Question 17

when was the first diving school established by the royal navy?

Answer 17

1843

Question 18

where the diver carries a steel tank of compressed air and is connected through a valve which goes to the mouthpiece

Answer 18

aerophore

Question 19

who patented the aerophore?

Answer 19

Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze

Question 20

what year was the aerophore patented?

Answer 20

1866

Question 21

he developed the first self-contained diving gear that used compressed oxygen

Answer 21

Henry A. Fleuss

Question 22

year the first self-contained diving gear that used compressed oxygen

Answer 22

1876

Question 23

provided compresses air divers in the slightest and later on called as

Answer 23

aqualung

Question 24

they redesigned a car regulator which later became the aqualung

Answer 24

Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan

Question 25

year the aqualung was invented

Answer 25

1943

Question 26

True or False

Temporary restrictions to dive are given to those with colds, flu, injured or pregnant.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False

Disabilities do not hinder anyone from scuba diving.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False

A child as young as ten years old can start learning in shallows

Answer 28

False

A child as young as eight years old can start learning in shallows

Question 29

True or False

A 10 year old can be qualified to train and be certified as Junior Open Water Diver, while an 18 year old can apply for an Open Water Certificate

Answer 29

False

A 10 year old can be qualified to train and be certified as Junior Open Water Diver, while an 15 year old or older can apply for an Open Water Certificate

Question 30

creates the air pocket to have a clearer view of the underwater life

Answer 30

dive mask

Question 31

is a breathing tube allowing you to inhale and exhale through your mouth when swimming face down on water surface

Answer 31

snorkel

Question 32

let’s you breathe underwater. it connects to your tank and delivers air to your mouth when you inhale

Answer 32

regulator

Question 33

helps control the position in the water column. if air is added in an internal bladder, then one rises toward the surface. by removing air from it, one sinks.

Answer 33

BCD or Buoyancy Control Device

Question 34

backup regulator. it usually has a longer hose and a bright yellow body

Answer 34

octopus

Question 35

shows how much of the air is left

Answer 35

SPG or Submersible Pressure Gauge

Question 36

contains pressurized air which allows one to breathe and to stay longer underwater

Answer 36

scuba tank

Question 37

provide the propulsion that makes it possible to swim with lesser effort

Answer 37

fins

Question 38

provides protection from the coldness of the water and other elements

Answer 38

scuba or wet suit