Rattling trucks, roaring jets, squeaking chalk, and creaking doors don't make music. They make sounds we don't want to hear. These unwanted sounds are called noise. Noise is hard to stop. Like other...
Sounds that say things
> Red-Winged Blackbird > > When a male bird sings in the springtime he is often telling other > male birds to stay away. Owls hoot. Foxes yap. Crickets chirp. Geese honk. Chipmunks chatter. And...
Chirp, creak, buzz
Z eet-zeet-zeet! Cree-cree-cree! Ch-ch-ch-ch-urrrrr ! Those are some of the insect noises you can hear on a hot summer night. Most of the chirps, creaks, and buzzes you hear are made by crickets,...
Grunts, croaks, snores, and roars
The ocean is a noisy place! It's full of grunts, croaks, squeaks, snores, clicks, and roars. Many of these sounds are made by fish. Some fish are named after the sounds they make. One kind of fish...