Science Riddles for Kids

I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

What is full of holes but still holds water?

I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

I start small and quiet, then burst into a fluffy snack. What am I?

I have many eyes but cannot see. I grow underground. What am I?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I can pull metal toward me, but I have no hands. What am I?

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

I travel faster than anything else and help your eyes see. What am I?

I am in the air, invisible, and your body needs me every moment. What am I?

I fly at night and sometimes sleep upside down. What am I?