Question

select all the correct answers.
which two sentences from the passage are details and evidence used to support the authors claim?
space as a new frontier has always been a driver of the u.s. space programs.
we are still in that race today, and surely an international cooperative venture into space strikes a blow against catastrophe and leads to a victory for civilization.
some have argued that many of the distinctive characteristics that make up american society, including inventiveness, inquisitiveness, and individualism, derived from the existence of a frontier.
specifically, after the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i, the worlds first artificial satellite, america responded by developing and launching a satellite known as explorer i.
more land was found on the western frontier for settlement and new resources were discovered for use, leading to the nations growth.

Explanation:

• The sentence "Some have argued that many of the distinctive characteristics that make up American society, including inventiveness, inquisitiveness, and individualism, derived from the existence of a frontier" provides historical and societal evidence related to the impact of frontiers (which ties into the concept of space as a new frontier in the context of the passage).
• The sentence "More land was found on the western frontier for settlement and new resources were discovered for use, leading to the nation’s growth" gives a concrete example (from the American West exploration) of how exploration (of a frontier) led to benefits (settlement, resource discovery, national growth), which can be analogized to space exploration.

Answer:

Some have argued that many of the distinctive characteristics that make up American society, including inventiveness, inquisitiveness, and individualism, derived from the existence of a frontier.
More land was found on the western frontier for settlement and new resources were discovered for use, leading to the nation’s growth.