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If the ball is falling, then work is being done.

Work is the product of (force) times (distance). The ball in the air has force acting on it, created by gravity, and known as the "weight" of the ball. If the ball is falling, then the work done on it by gravity is (its weight) multiplied by (the distance it falls).

If the ball is accelerating up, then something has to be providing force greater than its weight, in order to lift it against the force of gravity. It may be a muscle, a motor, an elevator, or some kind of air-foil taking energy out of wind. The work done on the ball is (the upward force on it) multiplied by (the distance it's lifted).

If the ball is moving only horizontally, and not the slightest bit up or down, then almost no work is being done, since there's no significant horizontal force acting on it. The ball does a small amount of work to move air as it moves through the atmosphere.

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