NHSA Module 3 Practice Test

Which term describes the tilting motion from the front of the vehicle to the rear?

Pitch Roll Yaw Heave

Correct Answer:

Pitch

Explanation:

The movement described is pitch. Pitch is rotation about the vehicle’s lateral axis (left-to-right axis), which causes the front end to tilt up or down toward the rear. So tilting from the front toward the rear corresponds to nose-up or nose-down motion—pitch. For contrast: roll is a tilt side to side about the longitudinal axis, yaw is turning about the vertical axis, and heave is vertical movement without rotation.

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