The study of plate boundaries and the frequency of past earthquakes in order to forecast earthquakes is known as
A)dilatancy.
B)paleoseismology.
C)paleontology.
D)geodesy.
E)moment magnitude.

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Paleoseismology involves studying past earthquakes and plate boundaries in order to forecast future earthquakes. Dilatancy refers to the porousness or ability of a rock to store fluids, and is not directly related to earthquake forecasting. Paleontology is the study of fossils and has no relation to earthquake forecasting. Geodesy is the study of the Earth's shape and gravitational field, which can be used to study the movement of tectonic plates, but is not specifically focused on earthquake forecasting. Moment magnitude is a scale used to measure earthquake strength, but is not directly related to earthquake forecasting.

The Study of Plate Boundaries and the Frequency of Past