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Science Riddles

These science riddles will have you scratching your head.

Loneliest Physics Concept
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What is the loneliest of all physics concepts?
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A Tornado’s Favorite Game
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What is a tornado’s favorite game to play?
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Chemical Element
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What kind of chemical element hates to be a follower?
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Ten Things You Can Always Count On
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What are ten things you can always count on?
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Rocks in the Mississippi River
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What kind of rocks are on the bottom of the Mississippi River?
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I Can Be Hot, I Can Be Cold
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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?
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Neither Water Nor Land
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What is neither water nor land, and is always soaking wet?
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The Son Of The Water
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When the son of the water returns to the parent, it dies. What is it?
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I Touch Your Face. I Am In Your Words
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I touch your face. I am in your words. I am a lack of space and beloved by birds. What am I?
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I Can Be Good For You, But I Can Also Be Bad For You
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I can be good for you, but I can also be bad for you. You can find me all over your body. What am I?
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I Like To Roam But Always Stay Home
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I like to roam but always stay home. If you carried what I carried you'd break your back. What am I?
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I Am Needed For Flight But Cannot Fly On My Own
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I am needed for flight but cannot fly on my own. What am I?
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Occasionally Associated With Smelly Things
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I am occasionally associated with smelly things. What state of matter am I?
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Black When You Buy It, Red When You Use It
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What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
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I Can Eat a Lot Of Iron
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I can eat a lot of iron without getting sick. What am I?
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You Can't See Me, But I Can See You
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You can't see me, but I can see you. To be more specific, I see through. What am I?
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Enables Plants To Grow
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In addition to the sun This is what enables plants to grow It is a four-letter word And it comes before forest and bow What is it?
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Measuring Riddle
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What can be measured, but has no length, width, or height?
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I Am a Tunnel...
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I am a tunnel, a shortcut that connects places across space and time. What am I?
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It Is Impossible For Me to Be Created
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It is impossible for me to be created, and I can never be destroyed, I can only change form. What am I?
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I Am Three-Quarters of the Universe
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I am three-quarters of the universe and almost nothing is known about me. What am I?
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A Period of Time...
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What period of time weighs the least?
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Full Of Holes But Still Holds Water
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What is full of holes but still holds water?
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The Priest's Favorite Part About Physics
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What is a Priest's favorite part about Physics?
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I Was Once a Massive Star
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I was once a massive star and soon I will be a brightly colored gas cloud. For now, I am a massive explosion. What am I?
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You Will Find Me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter
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You will find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, but not on Venus or Neptune. What am I?
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A Rock That's Bigger Than Venus
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I am a rock that's bigger than Venus but smaller than Uranus. What am I?
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Many Have Heard It, But Nobody Has Ever Seen It
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Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it. It will not speak back unless spoken to. What is it?
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Up When It Rains
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What goes up when the rain comes down?
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