Looking for science riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 10 kid-safe science riddles, ranging from quick "what am I" warm-ups to head-scratching brain-teasers. Each riddle includes the answer behind a tap, so kids get a chance to guess before peeking. Great as classroom starters, lunch-box surprises, or a family game.
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What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
Hint: What is the easiest way to throw a ball…
You can feel us but not see us. We rustle leaves. We can be gentle or strong. We’re invisible forces.
Hint: We blow but aren’t solid.
What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
Hint: What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Ca…
When I left, I didn’t know where I was going; when I got there, I didn’t know where I was; when I returned, I didn’t know where I had been. Who was I?
Hint: When I left…
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Hint: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark hi…
Where are the lakes that are referred to in the “Los Angeles Lakers?“
Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?
Which triangle has a bigger area: 1. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500. 2. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 700.
Hint: Which triangle has a bigger area: 1…
You are in a room where there are no metal objects except for two iron rods. Only one of them is a magnet. How can you identify this magnet?
Hint: You are in a room where there are no metal objects except for two iron rods…
You heard me before, Yet you hear me again, Then I die, ‘Till you call me again.