Children's Nature riddles

Do you like the natural sciences? Are you good at school, and think you know a lot about natural phenomena? Now you can see if you do by answering these fun riddles about Nature that we have for you.

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I touch your face, I'm in your words,  I'm lack of space and beloved by birds.

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What can you catch but not throw?

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Large as a mountain, small as a pea,
Endlessly swimming in a waterless sea.

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First you see me in the grass dressed in yellow gay; next I am in dainty white, then I fly away. What am I?

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It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.

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What breaks but never falls?

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The Pearls of night, stolen in clearest light of day.

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What falls but never breaks?

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You will find him in the mountains
And you'll find him in the creek
He has no mouth -
Yet he speaks in every tongue
He has no ears -
And yet will answer every cry
Always having the final word

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A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky,
Atop a tender strand,
Rising from the land,
'Til killed by maiden's hand,
Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye.

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A bridge in a hollow
And a hundred going over it
No blacksmith, nor mason,
nor carpenter built it.

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A whole dale filled, but nod even one full hand?

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My love, when I gaze on thy beautiful face,
Careering along, yet always in place —
The thought has often come into my mind
If I ever shall see thy glorious behind.

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What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?

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What is thick but thin as a puff
What is short but tall as a bluff
What brings peace and calms the see
What dazzles the eyes of you and me?

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Can run but never walks, Has a mouth and never talks, Has a head but never weeps, Has a bed but never sleeps.

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Walks in the wind,
But stand where there's moist,
Counts time, stops clocks,
Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks.

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A thief steals from the rich,
And gives unto the poor.
She pays out in argent,
That which she stole in or.
Of she and he she robs,
More beauteous she by far:
She I love to gaze on;
Him I’ll never dare.

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What has a mouth but cannot chew?

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What can be quick and deadly and gathers by the ocean?

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What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

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You will see how good you are at this subject, and you'll also be able to learn new related concepts. See how your studies can be more fun and assimilable when you learn new things through games. Riddles about Nature for children are an ideal way to put knowledge into practice. Try them out, and the results will wow you!

To solve these guessing games about Nature you will have to read a statement that describes something related to this subject, and come up with the answer. These are very fun riddles about plants, trees, flowers and natural phenomena. Discover the specific section for funny science riddles.

When you're ready, read each question or statement, and stop to think about the answer for a few minutes. When you think you have figured it out, check the answer to see if you got it right.

If you have no idea and are feeling stuck, ask a family member, or look at the clue we provide for each Nature riddle to see if it helps. It might steer you in the right direction. Don't get discouraged, or look at the solution before making an effort to figure it out. We can promise you that the greater the effort, the greater the satisfaction of getting the answer right.

There are various degrees of difficulty; there are popular riddles that are simpler, and others that are a little more difficult. We recommend you start with the easy ones, to train your brain. You will, progressively, face more difficult guessing games about Nature.

To make the game even more fun you can compete with friends, schoolmates or family members to see who is the fastest at coming up with the answers to these Nature riddles, or memorize them, to share them with whomever you like.

Come on and learn to identify natural phenomena, plants, trees and flowers through easy Nature riddles. You'll see how fun and simple it is to learn about the natural sciences through riddles.

When you solve them all you can continue the fun by trying to solve the more complicated ones, fun Food riddles, or try another activity, such as reading stories, or enjoying another Pocoyo educational game. These are very entertaining resources for children, with which you can continue to learn.

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