AMBASSADOR SCHOOL DUBAI
GRADE 8 PHYSICS RIDDLES
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Instructions:
• Read each riddle carefully.
• Write the correct answer.
• Give a brief scientific explanation (1–2 lines).
SOUND
Q1. I cannot be seen, yet I begin when something shakes.
Stop the shaking, and I vanish instantly. Who am I?
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Q2. I travel forward, but my particles don’t.
I move through squeezes and stretches. What am I?
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Q3. I tell how long one vibration lasts.
Increase my partner, and I become smaller. Who am I?
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Q4. One decides how sharp I sound,
The other decides how strong I feel. Who are we?
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Q5. I repeat your voice only if you stand far enough.
Too close, and I stay silent. What am I?
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Q6. You see me first, but hear me later.
I help you measure the storm’s distance. Who am I?
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Q7. Remove my air, and I fall silent.
Though I ring, you hear nothing. Why?
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WAVES & GRAPHS
Q8. My particles move up and down,
But I travel sideways. What wave am I?
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Q9. Closer peaks mean a sharper sound.
Farther peaks mean a deeper tone. What am I showing?
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Q10. One wave is tall, another is wide.
One sounds louder, one sounds deeper. Why?
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ELECTROSTATICS
Q11. Like pushes away, unlike pulls closer.
I govern electric behaviour. Who am I?
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Q12. Rub me, and I steal electrons.
I charge without wires. How?
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Q13. Touch me, and I share my charge.
We both end up alike. What process is this?
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Q14. I charge without touching you.
A clever rearrangement does my work. Who am I?
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Q15. I spread my leaves to show invisible force.
I detect charge, not current. Who am I?
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Q16. Attraction may fool you,
But I never lie. What test am I?
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LIGHTNING & SAFETY
Q17. I grow inside clouds due to collisions.
When I discharge, I flash. What am I?
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Q18. I protect buildings by inviting danger.
I guide lightning safely to Earth. Who am I?
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Q19. I warn you to stay low and stay inside.
Follow me, and lives are saved. What am I?
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ELECTRICITY & CIRCUITS
Q20. Break one, and all go dark.
I share current but divide voltage. Who am I?
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Q21. One fails, others still glow.
That’s why homes trust me. Who am I?
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Q22. Too many devices, one wire.
I cause heat and danger. What am I?
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Q23. I send danger into the ground.
I protect humans silently. Who am I?
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Q24. I trip before disaster strikes.
No fuse wire needed. Who am I?
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Q25. Wrong connection, wrong result.
Spot me to save the circuit. What am I?
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ELECTRIC POWER
Q26. Multiply voltage and current to get me.
I show how fast energy is used. Who am I?
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Q27. I decide what your energy meter reads.
Measured in kWh. Who am I?
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Q28. More usage, more cost.
I calculate monthly expense. What am I?
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NOISE & ENVIRONMENT
Q29. I please your ears with order.
My twin irritates with chaos. Who are we?
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Q30. I harm hearing without touching you.
Silence is my solution. What am I?
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Q31. I block sound and reduce harm.
Trees and silencers help me. What am I?
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