Machines
Explore how machines turn forces into motion and make work easier. These quizzes cover simple machines, mechanical advantage, and real-world mechanisms to help you understand everyday engineering.
Quizzes
Cams and linkages in motion control
Explore how cams and linkages shape motion in real machines, from simple followers to multi-bar mechanisms. This mixed-difficulty quiz checks your understanding of displacement, velocity, and timing, plus how geometry affects output motion. Pick your preferred question count and difficulty, then answer at your own pace with no timer.
How gears change speed and torque
Explore how gear ratios trade speed for torque (and vice versa) in real machines. You’ll interpret driver vs driven gears, calculate basic ratios, and predict direction and output changes. Mixed difficulty keeps it friendly for beginners while still challenging confident problem-solvers.
Pulleys: mechanical advantage and direction
Test how well you understand pulleys, including how they change force and direction. You’ll tackle fixed, movable, and compound setups, reading simple diagrams and predicting mechanical advantage. Mixed difficulty keeps it friendly for beginners while still challenging confident problem-solvers.
What you'll find here
- Curated quizzes focused on Machines
- Difficulty spread from easy to hard
- Randomized questions with instant feedback
- Quizzes you can replay and compare on the leaderboard
Category FAQ
How many quizzes are available?
There are 3 quizzes with 359 questions total.
What topics do the Machines quizzes cover?
They cover how machines change force and motion, including mechanical advantage, efficiency, friction, and common mechanisms.
How are the quiz questions formatted?
Each question is multiple choice with 4 options, and there is no timer.
Are these quizzes suitable for beginners?
Yes. The set includes easier fundamentals and more applied questions, so you can progress as you learn.
How can I use these quizzes to study?
Use them to check definitions and concepts, then review missed questions to strengthen weak areas like torque, work, and efficiency.
More to explore
What you’ll learn about machines
These quizzes focus on how machines transmit and transform force, motion, and energy, from basic components to complete mechanisms.
You’ll practice concepts like mechanical advantage, efficiency, friction, torque, and how different parts work together in real systems.
How the quizzes work
Each question has 4 answer options and there’s no timer, so you can think through diagrams, terms, and scenarios at your own pace.
Quiz difficulty and length vary across the set, so you can start with fundamentals and move toward more detailed, applied questions as you improve.
Helpful context and quick facts
Many “simple machines” (lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw) are building blocks that appear inside complex devices like bicycles, cranes, and engines.
- Identify machine types and their key parts
- Calculate or compare mechanical advantage and efficiency
- Recognize how friction and load affect performance
- Connect force, work, power, and energy in machine problems
- Apply concepts to everyday mechanisms and tools