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If the ball was a another shape, it wouldn't roll straight (an equally-weighted sphere is the only shape that can roll predictably).
The point is that a spherical ball, sufficiently inflated or filled, produces about the same distribution of forces no matter what its orientation. Which is why many sports (golf, tennis, soccer, Baseball, Basketball, billiards, Bowling) use round balls, so that bouncing, rolling, or hitting them the same way produces consistent rather than unpredictable results. Footballs and rugby balls can take unusual bounces and paths due to their oblong shapes.
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What two solid figures have curves?
A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).
What is the geometric name for the shape of a soccer ball?
The shape of a soccer ball is a sphere. The stitching pattern of a traditional ball is that of a truncated icosahedron cocentric with the sphere with the pattern projected onto the sphere.
What is a sphere or ball called?
Sphere is the term used in geometry.
Is a sphere made of a rectangle and two circles?
no, a sphere is a ball.
What is name of a ball in shapes?
A ball is a sphere in shapes.
What two solid figures have curves?
A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).A sphere (ball) and an ovoid (egg).
Is a sphere a ball Or is a ball a sphere?
A ball has the shape known in mathematics as a sphere. (Unless it's an American football.)
What is the shape of a ball?
sphere sphere
What is the geometric name for the shape of a soccer ball?
The shape of a soccer ball is a sphere. The stitching pattern of a traditional ball is that of a truncated icosahedron cocentric with the sphere with the pattern projected onto the sphere.
Does a sphere have a edge?
No. A sphere is like a ball no edges or corners.
What is a sphere or ball called?
Sphere is the term used in geometry.
Is a sphere made of a rectangle and two circles?
no, a sphere is a ball.
Does sphere rolls or slides?
A sphere rolls because a sphere is like a ball and a ball would roll. Remember round stuff always roll
What kind of ball is a soccerball?
It is a sphere shaped ball
What is name of a ball in shapes?
A ball is a sphere in shapes.
Why was the sphere called a sphere?
a sphere is called a sphere because , well , its just a other name for a ball such as the earth.
Is a ball a polyhedron?
no its a sphere
