Looking for a fun way to get kids interested in science? Download these easy science riddles with answers printable list below! They cover topics like matter, energy, the solar system, and more. See if your kids can figure out the answers.

Science Riddles With Answers Printable for Kids

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1. I get others wet when I turn into a liquid state. What am I?

Riddles With Answers Printable for kids

  • Answer: Ice

2. Riddle: I’m hard and can be used to build houses. What is it?

  • Answer: Stone

3. I’m found in pencil lead even though I’m not actually lead. What am I?

  • Answer: Carbon

4. I’m the gas that makes up 21% of the air you breathe. What am I?

  • Answer: Oxygen

5. I help you see tiny objects like bacteria and cells. What am I?

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  • Answer: Microscope

6. I’m the reddish-brown coating that forms on iron when exposed to air and moisture. What is it?

  • Answer: Rust

7. I’m the system of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets orbiting the Sun. What am I?

8. I’m an electronic device used for calculations and information processing. What am I?

  • Answer: A Computer

9. I’m light as a balloon and make your voice squeak if you inhale me. What am I?

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  • Answer: Helium

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10. I smell like rotten eggs and am used to making matches. What is it?

  • Answer: Sulfur

11. I am a grey metal that tarnishes and rusts over time. What am I?

  • Answer: Iron

12. I make food taste better and can be found in the sea. What am I?

  • Answer: Salt

13. I’m a sweet white crystal you add to tea and make cake yummy. What am I? 

  • Answer: Sugar

14. I’m clear and essential for life, but I can also be solid or gas. What am I?

  • Answer: Water

15. I’m used to making furniture and comes from trees. What am I?

  • Answer: Wood

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Riddles About Energy and The Universe

16. I’m the closest planet to the Sun. What am I?

  • Answer: Mercury

17. I’m a planet known for having rings around me. guess who I am?

  • Answer: Saturn

18. I move the trees and make kites fly. What am I?

  • Answer: Wind

19. I’m a big ball of fire in the sky. What am I?

  • Answer: The Sun

20. I’m a gas that plants use to make food. What am I?

  • Answer: Carbon dioxide

21. I’m a small particle that makes up everything around us. What am I?

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  • Answer: Atom

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22. I’m a process that turns liquid into a gas. What am I?

  • Answer: Vaporization

23. I help you see distant planets, stars, and galaxies. What am I?

  • Answer: Telescope

24. I’m green and capture sunlight to make food. What am I?

  • Answer: Plant or Chlorophyll

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25. I’m a natural disaster that shakes the ground. What am I?

  • Answer: Earthquake

26. I help you taste and speak. What am I?

  • Answer: Tongue

27. I’m a cycle of water changing from vapor to liquid to solid. What am I?

  •  Answer: Water cycle

28. Riddle: I’m a small, flying insect that pollinates flowers. What am I?

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That’s the end of our easy science riddles with answers printable! Kids can learn lots about science concepts like states of matter, elements, energy, and astronomy by figuring out the answers. Have fun exploring science through brain teasers!

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