Daredevil Divers

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Questions and Answers

What is the record for the longest breath hold by a woman?

  • 9 minutes (correct)
  • 12 minutes
  • 6 minutes
  • 15 minutes

What is the most significant challenge faced by freedivers?

  • Lack of oxygen
  • Decompression sickness
  • Pressure on the body (correct)
  • Weight and rope management

How many freedivers are estimated to be around the world?

  • 5,000 (correct)
  • 10,000
  • 2,000
  • 20,000

What is the deepest depth a freediver has descended to?

<p>214m (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate number of deaths related to freediving each year?

<p>100 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the pressure on the body as a diver descends?

<p>It increases with depth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does the increased pressure have on the body?

<p>Causes nitrogen to be absorbed into the bloodstream (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the human body for the first 15-20 metres of descent?

<p>It is very buoyant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of reaching extreme depths on a diver's blood oxygen level?

<p>It reaches nearly zero (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does increased pressure affect the air in a diver's body?

<p>It causes decompression of air in the body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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