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Why are marbles called marbles when they are not made from marble?
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∙ 12y ago
because ages ago they used to use marbles instead of glass balls.
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∙ 12y ago
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What is the mass of a marble in kilograms?
What size marble? And is it made of marble or glass?
Is there a alley marble in a game of marbles?
There is a marble type called an "alley" which is short for alabaster, a type of colorful layered stone.
Where are the biggest marble and marble run situated?
The worlds biggest marble run and marble is situated in the house of marbles in devon.
What is a marbles clevage?
Marble is a rock. This rock is created due to metamorphosis of limestone. If the marble rock does happen to have cleavage, the cleavage refers to fractures within the marble rock itself.
What is marbles hardness?
marble is very hard. (:
Why are marbles called marbles?
Marbles originated in ancient Rome and Egypt and were made from marble (rock). However this was expensive so people tried to find alternatives and in 1846 a German glass blower invemnted a marble made from glass.
Are marbles name after animals?
marbles were originally made from the stone, marble. so even after people started making them out of glass they kept the name marbles. I have an old marble marble.
What is the mass of a marble in kilograms?
What size marble? And is it made of marble or glass?
What are the release dates for Made in America - 2003 Marble King Marbles 4-10?
Made in America - 2003 Marble King Marbles 4-10 was released on: USA: 6 March 2007
Is marble a solid liquid or gas?
Marbles ARE solid.
Does anyone know anything about collecting old marbles?
Want to find out the value of your marbles? There are plenty of web information about all types of old marbles, especially in the Antique Marble and Price Guide, which also has information about the different companies that made marbles, and how they did it. I also found a website with instructions on making marbles. Antique Marble and Price GuideJanes Marble CollectionAntique Marbles CollectionCollectable Marbles * http://gometaldetecting.com/collectible_marbles.htm
Are marbles made of marble?
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
Is there a alley marble in a game of marbles?
There is a marble type called an "alley" which is short for alabaster, a type of colorful layered stone.
What is a powerful shooter marble?
all shooter marbles are the same as long as they are made of glass.
A marble is selected from a random jar containing 3 red marbles 4 yellow marbles and 2 marbles what are the odds in favor of selecting a red marble?
The probability of selecting a red marble is 3/9
A bag contains 6 purple marbles and 7 white marbles Two marbles are drawn at random One marble is drawn and not replaced Then a second marble is drawn What is the probability that the first marble?
There are 13 marbles in total. The order is specified.P(1st is white and the 2ndis purple) = (7/13)(6/12) = (7/13)(1/2) = 7/26.
If a bag contains 4 green marbles an 4 yellow marbles 5 white marbles what would be more likely to pull a red marble or a white marble from the bag?
You would be more likely to pull out a white marble as there are no red marbles in the bag.
