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Physics Riddles
If you are into science, and into exercising your brain this set of physics riddles is what you need.

Many of these riddles are unsurprisingly difficult to solve as they all relate in some way to the advanced science category of physics.

Readers beware, these are not the questions you give to your young children to help pass the time. These are an intriguing set of puzzles and will force you to use your critical thinking, reasoning, and science skills if you even want to come close to getting the right answers.

To arrive at the correct solutions, you have to read through the entire question fully. Take and examine each clue precisely, and then use these clues to guess the answer. When you think you have the correct answer, click the "Show Answer" button to verify.




Uranium-238 Riddle

Hint:
"Gotta split!"
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Carbon And Hydrogen Riddle

Hint:
They bonded well from the minute they met.
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Fighting Physicists Riddle

Hint:
"Let me atom!"
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Living In The Ocean Riddle

Hint:
Mobius Dick.
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A One-sided Nudie Bar Riddle

Hint:
A Mobius strip club.
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Unhappy Physics Book Riddle

Hint:
Because it always has lots of problems.
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A Clown In Jail Riddle

Hint:
Silicon (Silly Con)
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Moebius Strip Enrollment Riddle

Hint:
They required an orientation.
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Calcium, Nickel And Neon Animal Riddle

Hint:
A CaNiNe
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Doppler Effect Riddle

Hint:
Go out at and look at cars. The lights of the ones approaching you are white, while the lights of the ones moving away from you are red.
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Bad Light Riddle

Hint:
In a prism.
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Mixing Sulfur, Tungsten, And Silver

Hint:
SWAG
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General Relativity Light Bulb Riddle

Hint:
Two. One to hold the bulb and one to rotate the universe.
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Hamburgers And Steak Riddle

Hint:
Because it's in the ground state.
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Physicist Snacks Riddle

Hint:
A 'gram' cracker.
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Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Physics Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.

1. Why did the physicist break up with his girlfriend? Because they had no chemistry.

2. Why did the photon pack a suitcase? It was preparing for its journey through space-time.

3. What do you get when you cross a cow and a grain of salt? A milkshake! (moo-c squared)

4. Why did the proton call its mom? It wanted to ask for its charge back.

5. Why did the electron go to the gym? It was looking to gain some mass.

6. How do you know if a physicist's joke is funny? It has a lot of potential energy.

7. Why did the atom go to the doctor? It was feeling highly unstable.

8. What do you get when you cross a fish and an electric eel? Current-cy!

9. Why was the physics book so heavy? Because it had a lot of mass appeal.

10. How does a physicist organize a party? They ensure it has a lot of momentum.

11. Why did the photon check into a hotel? It needed some rest-mass.

12. What did the physicist say to the rogue electron? "You're a real negative charge!"

13. Why did the neutrino refuse to join the party? It was very shy and weakly interacting.

14. How do you measure the circumference of a pumpkin? With a pi-lot study.

15. What do you call an introverted electron? A shell-fish.

16. Why did the physicist go on a date with oxygen? They had a magnetic attraction.

17. How did the physicist explain gravity to the pizza delivery guy? "It's like ordering a large instead of a medium – it all comes down to mass."

18. Why did the neutron move into a new apartment? It wanted a change of spin.

19. Why was the physicist bad at singing? They kept going off pitch.

20. How does a physicist fix a broken lightbulb? By conducting a filament analysis.

21. Why did the electron go for a road trip? It was looking to gain some momentum.

22. What do you call a physics teacher who can't swim? A buoy-antless educator!

23. Why is an atom never late? It always has a nuclear clock.

24. How does a physicist stay warm in the winter? Through thermal conduction.

25. What's the difference between a physics lab and a coffee shop? The former produces energy while the latter consumes it.

26. How does a physicist decorate for the holidays? They hang up their string theory lights.

27. Why did the chicken go to a quantum mechanics class? To learn about superposition.

28. How do you get a physicist to laugh? You tell them a joke with a low threshold.

29. What do physicists use to connect with each other? Skype-tography!

30. Why was the neutrino always sad? It had no charge and no feelings.

31. What did the physicist say when their experiment was a success? "It's all relative!"

32. How do you make a physicist's day? Give them a fermion.

33. Why did the physicist keep doing experiments? They were looking for a charge.

34. What do you call a physicist who can't spell? A grammartron.

35. How do physicists communicate during an earthquake? Through seismic activity.

36. Why did the physicist decide to become a landscaper? They wanted to work with forces of nature.

37. What do you call an atom that's feeling sorry for itself? An ion-ly particle.

38. Why did the two protons go to the bar? To bond over their love for drinks.

39. What do you call a physicist who's mastered cooking? A thermodynamic chef.

40. How does a physicist solve a problem? They deconstruct it to its fundamental particles.

41. What did the physicist say to the electron when it was late for class? "You're really negative, but let's get positive!"

42. Why did the proton feel pressured to succeed? It had a lot of charge to live up to.

43. What do you call a physicist who's also a magician? A multi-dimensional illusionist.

44. Why did the electron suddenly lose its energy? It was drained from all the excitement.

45. How do physicists stay in touch with their emotions? By measuring their emotional wavelengths.

46. What did the physicist say when he witnessed a miracle? "Wow, that must have been some quantum leap!"

47. Why was the proton always getting in trouble? It had a positive attitude.

48. How do you make a physicist angry? By confusing their constants.

49. Why did the neutron go to the club? To get a reaction.

50. What do you call a physicist who's always on the go? A quantum motorman.
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