Balls

25 Splashes.

1. BasketballA basketball is a bouncy ball with a pebbled skin for grip and dark grooves, called channels, running around it.
2. Soccer BallThe classic soccer ball is stitched from 32 panels: 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons, a shape mathematicians call a truncated icosahedron.
3. American FootballAn American football is a pointed oval ball of leather with a row of white laces along one side for the fingers to grip.
4. Tennis BallA tennis ball is a hollow rubber ball filled with air under pressure and covered in fuzzy felt.
5. BaseballA baseball has a small cork and rubber center, wound with long strands of yarn and covered with two figure-eight pieces of white leather.
6. SoftballA softball is bigger than a baseball, about 30 centimeters (12 inches) around, and in spite of its name it is not soft.
7. Beach BallA beach ball is a thin plastic ball blown up with air, usually with bright stripes of color.
8. Golf BallA golf ball is small and hard, covered in hundreds of little dents called dimples.
9. Rugby BallA rugby ball is a big oval ball, rounder and larger than an American football.
10. VolleyballA volleyball is a light ball of smooth leather panels.
11. Water Polo BallWater polo is a team game played in a swimming pool, often in water too deep to stand in, so the players tread water the whole time.
12. Ping-pong BallA ping-pong ball, used in table tennis, is a hollow plastic ball 40 millimeters across that weighs less than 3 grams, about as much as a small coin.
13. Cricket BallA cricket ball is a hard ball with a cork center, wound tight with string and covered in leather.
14. Bowling BallA bowling ball is a heavy ball with three finger holes, rolled down a long wooden or plastic lane at ten pins.
15. Pool BallPool is played on a cloth-covered table with pockets.
16. PickleballPickleball is a game played with solid paddles and a light plastic ball full of holes, over a low net on a small court.
17. DodgeballA dodgeball is a soft, light ball of rubber or foam, made to be thrown at other players in a game of dodging, catching and throwing.
18. Medicine BallA medicine ball is a heavy ball for exercise, used for throwing, catching and lifting to build strength.
19. Lacrosse BallA lacrosse ball is a small ball of solid, hard rubber.
20. Squash BallA squash ball is a small, hollow rubber ball that hardly bounces when it is cold.
21. Bouncy BallA bouncy ball is a small ball of very springy, hard rubber.
22. MarbleA marble is a small, hard ball, usually of glass, with twists of color inside.
23. Hockey Puck6 centimeters) across and 1 inch thick.
24. ShuttlecockA shuttlecock, or shuttle, is used in badminton instead of a ball.
25. Flying DiscA flying disc is a plastic disc with a curled rim, thrown with a flick of the wrist.