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

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

• A. Pitch
• B. Roll
• C. Yaw
• D. Heave

Answer: (A)

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.

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.