I am counted by the layers, revealing ages through my rings and growth. What am I?
Category: Science · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider something that grows over time.
Answer
A tree trunk
Explanation
A tree trunk shows its age through the number of growth rings it has.
This is a expert science riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A tree trunk.
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