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?

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

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