General Riddles

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?

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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