General Riddles

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'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

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