why are the 4 inner planets in the solar system are so much smaller than the 4 outer planets?

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They are formed from the heavier elements which make them rocky planets and the heavy elements are a lot rarer than hydrogen and helium which make up a lot of the gas giants. At a distance from the Sun there was more material to hoover up as the outer planets were forming especially the gases.

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