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100
Name 2 parts of equipment that is essential to scuba diving.
Mask, Air Regulator, Air Tanks, Fins, Wetsuits, Booties, Mask, Weight Belts.
100

What is the name of the oldest building on UC Berkeley campus?

South Hall

100

What is the minimum age requirement for junior certification?

10

100

Who is Scuba at Berkeley's amazing president?

Kathleen

100

What water temperature should you expect in Monterey most of the year?

50-55 degrees fahrenheit or 10-13 degrees celsius 

200

Name a non-essential dive equipment.

Dive knife, Compass, and Dive computer.

200

Which Berkeley building was designed by Julia Morgan?

Hearst Memorial Mining Building

200
What is the most common fatality in scuba diving?
Drowning
200
Name a disadvantage of scuba diving.
Expensive, Cold, Gear, Injuries
200

You feel surge pushing you back and forth near kelp. What should you do?

Try to maintain buoyancy, honestly don't fight it and 

300
What is "tightening up your gear"?
checking for any loose straps that could get caught on coral.
300

Who designed UC Berkeley seal?

Tiffany & Co.

300

What island near San Francisco is famous for great white shark sightings?

Farallon Islands

300

Name 2 different types of diving environments.

Caverns, caves, tropical water, deep diving, shipwrecks, reefs, archaeological, photography

300

What is a nudibranch?

A type of sea slug that oozes slime
400
what is a B.C.D.? And what is it used for?
Buoyancy control device. It helps you maintain buoyancy above and below water.
400

What is the name of the bells inside Sather Tower?

The carillon

400
what is D.C.S.?
decompression sickness/ illness, when you descend too fast
400

What are the main differences between diving in cold and warm water?

in cold water: may need thicker exposure protection and more weight, greater buoyancy shifts, often lower visibility and tougher entries, increased air consumption

The pro is unique marine environment!

400

What natural feature makes Monterey diving so nutrient-rich?

Upwelling (cold, nutrient-rich waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface, significantly enhancing biological productivity)

500

What is the #1 rule taught in Open Water certification?

Never hold your breath

500

Who is the fountain on Sproul named after?

Ludwig von Schwarzenberg

500

What is the coriolis effect?

The deflection of air winds and ocean currents caused by the rotation of the Earth (right in the NH and left in the SH)

500

How much does it cost to buy your own equipment?

$1500-3500

500

What environmental factor most affects visibility in Monterey diving?

plankton blooms