No. 101Ages 5 to 7
I am round and yellow and very hot. I wake you up in the morning and keep you warm all day. What am I?
the sun
Nature riddles
Weather, the sky, plants and the seasons.
Ages 5 to 7Kindergarten to 2nd grade
No. 102Ages 5 to 7
I fall from the clouds in tiny drops. I fill the puddles you love to splash in. What am I?
rain
No. 103Ages 5 to 7
I am cold and white and I fall in soft flakes. You can roll me into a ball. What am I?
snow
No. 104Ages 5 to 7
I glow in the night sky. Some nights I am a big round ball, and some nights I am just a thin smile. What am I?
the moon
No. 105Ages 5 to 7
I am a colorful arch in the sky. You may see me when the sun shines through the rain. What am I?
a rainbow
No. 106Ages 5 to 7
I have a trunk, but I am not an elephant. I have branches and leaves, and birds build nests in me. What am I?
a tree
No. 107Ages 5 to 7
You can't see me, but you can feel me. I make kites fly high and leaves dance around. What am I?
the wind
No. 108Ages 5 to 7
I am big, blue and salty. Waves roll across me and fish swim inside me. What am I?
the ocean
Ages 8 to 103rd to 5th grade
No. 109Ages 8 to 10
I have a bed but I never sleep, and a mouth but I never eat. I run all day without any legs. What am I?
a river
A river flows over a riverbed and ends at its mouth.
No. 110Ages 8 to 10
What kind of tree can you carry around in your hand?
a palm
A palm is a tree, and it is also the inside of your hand.
No. 111Ages 8 to 10
My name is also what you do when you trip. I am the season when leaves turn orange and float to the ground. What am I?
fall (autumn)
Fall is a season, and it is also what happens when you trip.
No. 112Ages 8 to 10
I have a long glowing tail, but no fur at all. I swing around the sun and come back after many years. What am I?
a comet
No. 113Ages 8 to 10
I am the sixth planet from the sun, and I wear wide, bright rings like a hula hoop. What am I?
Saturn
No. 114Ages 8 to 10
I float with no wings. When I grow heavy and gray, I cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?
a cloud
Gray clouds are full of water that falls as rain, like tears.
No. 115Ages 8 to 10
I zig-zag down from the sky in a bright flash. Then my loud partner comes rumbling after me. What am I?
lightning
Thunder is the rumble you hear after a flash of lightning.
Ages 11 to 126th grade and middle school
No. 116Ages 11 to 12
The more of me there is, the less you can see. I roll in from the sea on cool mornings and hide the whole harbor. What am I?
fog
Fog is a cloud that sits low on the ground, so thick fog hides everything.
No. 117Ages 11 to 12
Twice a day I creep up the beach, and twice a day I slide back down. The moon tugs on me, though it has no hands. What am I?
the tide
The pull of the moon makes the sea rise and fall about twice a day.
No. 118Ages 11 to 12
I tell the time with no batteries and no ticking. My pointer never moves, and I stop working when clouds roll in. What am I?
a sundial
The sun makes the pointer cast a shadow that moves around the dial, so no sun means no time.
No. 119Ages 11 to 12
You see me twinkle at night, but my light left me years ago, so you are really looking at the past. What am I?
a star
Stars are so far away that their light takes years to reach Earth.
No. 120Ages 11 to 12
Sailors see only my tip, because most of me hides under the waves. I float in the salty sea, but I am made of frozen fresh water. What am I?
an iceberg
Icebergs break off glaciers, which are made of fresh snow and ice, and most of an iceberg is under water.
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