Matter and Energy
Riddles
Rules
• Each table will be there own team. You
will be given a sheet of paper and a pencil
to write the answer to the question. The
team(s) with right answer will get one
point. The team with the most points by
the end of the game will a prize of there
choosing.
Riddle 1#
• I am anything that takes up space and has
a mass. What am I? Matter
Riddle 2
I am the amount of Matter in an
object. What am I?
Answer
• Mass
Riddle 3
• When you want to find a mass in an
object you use me. What am I?
Answer
• Triple beam balance
Riddle 4
• I am the amount of space an object takes
up. What am I?
Answer
• Volume
Riddle 5
• I am the positive charge in a Nucleus.
What Am I?
Answer
• Protons
Riddle 6
• I am the smallest amount of Matter? What
am I?
Answer
• Atoms
Riddle 7
• When you put me together, I make an
atom. What am I?
Answer
• Subatomic particles
Riddle 8
• I am the base unit in weight. What am I?
Answer
• Newton’s
Riddle 9
• In a Nucleus, I am the negative charge.
Answer
• Electrons
Riddle 10
• I am the smallest amount of molecule.
Who am I?
Answer
• Combined Atoms
Riddle 11
• I am in a Nucleus. I have no charge at all.
What am I?
Answer
• Neutrons
Riddle 12
• I have only one type of substances. Who
am I?
Answer
• Pure substance
Riddle 13
• I am the short cut on representing
elements on the Periodic Table of
Elements. I only have 1 or 2 letters. What
am I?
Answer
• Chemical symbol
Riddle 14
• I show you the number of atoms on the
Periodic Table. Who am I?
Answer
• Atomic number
Riddle 15
• My good friend and I help make the
modern Periodic Table. We are
soooooooooooooooooo old that we forget
are names. Who are we?
Answer
• Mendeleev and Mosley
Riddle 16
• I am a substance that only contains one
Atom. What am I?
Answer
• Elements
Riddle 17
• I am a substance that consist of two or
more DIFFERENT types of atoms that are
bonded together. Who am I?
• Answer
• Compound
Riddle 18
• When you combine different substances
with me, they remain the same individual
substance. Kind of like a fruit salad. What
am I?
Answer
• Mixture
Riddle 19
Inside of me, there are different properties that
vary amounts throughout the mixture. What's
inside of me?
Answer
• Heterogeneous
Riddle 20
• I am a 87- year old science genius. I’m try
to remember what substances are evenly
spread throughout the mixtures. What are
they?
Answer
• Homogenous
Bonus
• How many Newton’s are in a kilogram?
• How many pounds are in a kilogram?
Answer
• 9.8
• 2.2