Why is Jupiter so much larger than Earth? Check all that apply.

Jupiter formed far from the Sun, where it was cold enough to gather abundant hydrogen and helium, the light gases that make up most of its mass. The inner planets formed in warmer regions, so these gases escaped rather than remaining around them. Thus, “Outer planets attracted helium, hydrogen, and other gases” and “Gases escaped from inner planets and not from outer ones” are correct; the inner planets formed in hotter, not cooler, regions.

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