General Riddles

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?
Memories

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

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