Which physical change causes swim bladder volume to decrease during rapid descent underwater?

💡 Explanation

During rapid underwater descent, increased ambient hydrostatic pressure compresses of swim bladder gas according to Boyle's law, reducing volume causing decreased buoyancy. Therefore increased hydrostatic pressure is the reason, rather than changes in blood gas levels, internal bladder pressure itself, or the water's oxygen content.

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