Survey says...

[asterroc]

A few questions about terminology in astronomy... For any of the "Something else"s, I encourage you to comment. Or just in general, feel free to comment, though I'd appreciate it if you filled out the survey before you read the comments.

NOTE: third question didn't come out right, it's supposed to read "Are either the words 'size' or 'bigger' ambiguous to you?" If you care to add this in the comments, I'd love to know. :)

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Comments

[q10.livejournal.com]

well, in most everyday English, we just say 'heavier', but i suppose that wouldn't work so well in an astronomy setting.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Dur, yeah, "heavier" never even occurred to me. (Precisely because it's not a good choice b/c in physics that really refers to weight, not mass.)