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Because the Basketball weighs more than the marble

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Most regular size, glass marbles weigh less about 0.16 ounces.

A Basketball weight about 22 ounces.

When you throw something you have to accelerate its weight (mass) out of your hand, and a property of matter called "inertia" resists you. The size of the inertial resistance is directly dependent on the mass of the object, the bigger the inertia (mass) the bigger the resistance.

Because of this it takes more effort (energy) to accelerate the heavier basketball compared to the lighter marble.

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Because the basketball weighs more than the marble

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Most regular size, glass marbles weigh less about 0.16 ounces.

A basketball weight about 22 ounces.

When you throw something you have to accelerate its weight (mass) out of your hand, and a property of matter called "inertia" resists you. The size of the inertial resistance is directly dependent on the mass of the object, the bigger the inertia (mass) the bigger the resistance.

Because of this it takes more effort (energy) to accelerate the heavier basketball compared to the lighter marble.

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Because - a basketball is much heavier - requiring more force to move it !

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