Warning! These super science riddles may cause excessive brain activity and lots of laughter! Challenge your friends, family and yourself with this collection of mind-bending puzzles.
Science Riddles for Kids
- What has a bottom at the top?
Legs!
2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.

4. What is harder to catch the more you run?
Your breath.
5. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M.

7. What has a head and a tail, but no body?
A coin!

8. I am tall when I am young, and short when I am old. I have no voice, but I can make you cold. What am I?
A candle
9. I can be hot, I can be cold. I can run, and I can be still. I can be hard and I can be soft. What am I?
Water!
10. What is black when you buy it, red when used and grey when thrown away?
Charcoal
11. I am a god and a planet, and I am used to measuring temperature. What am I?
Mercury
12. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
13. What are 10 things you can always count on?
Fingers!

14. What goes up and down without moving?
Temperature
15. What kind of tree can fit in your hand?
A palm tree
16. Which chemical doesn’t like to follow?
Lead
Do you have any more science riddles for us?

Last Updated on January 27, 2025 by Emma Vanstone
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