Week 5 Quiz: Cue Ball Direction & the Tangent Line

This week's graded quiz on contact thickness and the tangent line.

This weekly quiz contributes to the Weekly Online Quizzes component of the course grade (10% overall; best 10 of 12 quizzes count, each worth 1%). Responses entered on this course site are not automatically saved or submitted.

1. What's the main difference between a thick hit and a thin hit?
2. When does the approximately 90-degree tangent-line reference apply?
3. Why does this week ask you to predict the cue ball's direction out loud before playing, and what should you do if the prediction turns out wrong?