Question

What is the main effect of sentence 8's details about space and the Moon?

O They indicate the narrator's childhood fascination with human spaceflight.
O They reinforce the passage's scientific explanation of how radio communications work.
O They emphasize the great distances a message sent by ham radio can travel.
O They highlight the improvement to ham radio technology that occurred as the narrator grew older.

Answer 1

The details about space and the Moon in sentence 8 highlight the great distances a message sent by ham radio can travel.

The main effect of sentence 8's details about space and the Moon is that they highlight the great distances a message sent by ham radio can travel.

The passage mentions that the author has built a life around space, and has worked on a laser system to bounce and detect photons off the reflectors placed on the lunar surface by the Apollo astronauts.

This demonstrates the author's fascination with space and how far-reaching ham radio communications can be.