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Nature Riddles With Answers

Explore clouds, mountains, stars and seasons with nature riddles that make science vocabulary memorable and give families, classrooms and curious adults plenty to discuss.

28 riddles with answers Surprise me

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Best ways to use nature riddles

Outdoor learning

Pair a clue with something learners can observe, such as weather, shadows, plants or the night sky.

Science vocabulary

Use the reveal to review descriptive words and natural processes without turning the activity into a test.

Family travel games

Nature answers are easy to picture, making these riddles useful on walks, road trips and camping evenings.

Age guidance

Concrete weather and plant clues suit ages 6 and up. Space, seasons and metaphorical nature clues usually work best from ages 8–10 through adulthood.

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Nature riddles

I speak without a mouth and answer without ears. I have no body, but repeat what you say. What am I?

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An echo

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I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

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A map

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What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

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A river

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I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

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A bee

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I float in the sky and sometimes cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?

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A cloud

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I paint the sky with many colors but never use a brush. What am I?

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A rainbow

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My rings tell my age, but I never wear jewelry. What am I?

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A tree

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I seem to change shape through the month, but I stay round. What am I?

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The moon

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I am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?

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A snowflake

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I look like a mountain, but sometimes I roar and spill glowing rock. What am I?

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A volcano

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I rise every morning but never climb a ladder. What am I?

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The sun

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You cannot see me, but you can feel me push your kite. What am I?

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The wind

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I have a head and a foot but no body. I am made of rock. What am I?

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A mountain

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We appear when the sun goes away, but we are not light switches. What are we?

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Stars

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I am known as the Red Planet. What am I?

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Mars

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I can be a solid, liquid or gas, but I am always the same thing. What am I?

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Water

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What cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?

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An echo

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What blanket can cover a whole town but weighs almost nothing?

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Fog.

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What mountain gets smaller on a sunny day?

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A pile of snow.

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What does the sky wear when the weather gets fluffy?

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Clouds

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Why did the frog bring an umbrella?

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Because it heard there would be scattered showers and scattered flies.

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I light up the night but I do not need a plug. What am I?

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The moon

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What kind of tree loves books the most?

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A book-leaf tree

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I sing at night, jump in the grass, and rub my legs to make music. What am I?

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A cricket

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I follow you in sunlight, vanish in darkness, and copy your shape without touching you. What am I?

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A shadow

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What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?

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A leaf

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You can feel me, hear me, and see what I move, but you cannot hold me. What am I?

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Wind

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A sunflower head, a pine cone spiral and the numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 all point to me. What am I?

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The Fibonacci sequence

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A simple group format

How to play

  1. 1Select clues connected to the season, weather or landscape around you.
  2. 2Ask players to sketch or describe their guess before the answer is revealed.
  3. 3Finish by identifying which clue describes appearance, movement or a natural process.

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Nature riddle FAQ

The collection includes weather, plants, landscapes, seasons, space and other features of the natural world.

They are useful as low-pressure starters because pupils practise vocabulary, inference and explaining evidence before the formal lesson begins.

Yes. Begin with visible, familiar answers such as rain or trees and give the hint after one or two guesses.

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Earn points, build a streak and see how many clues you can solve without using a hint.

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