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Silence facts for kids

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Faras Saint Anne (detail)
Coptic, 8th century, National Museum in Warsaw

Silence means no sound that can be heard. It can also mean no communication.

A moment of silence is a common way to remember tragedies.

The right to silence is a legal protection for people being interrogated by police in some countries.

Images for kids

  • Keep Silent sign, Key Gompa. Spiti. Himachal Pradesh. 2004

    Keep Silent sign, Key Monastery. Spiti. Himachal Pradesh. 2004

  • US Army 51759 Soldiers bow their heads during a moment of silence before going on a commemorative march on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 11. The march gave Soldiers the opportunity to reflect

    Soldiers bow their heads during a moment of silence before going on a commemorative march on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 11. The march gave Soldiers the opportunity to reflect on the tragedy that happened eight years prior.

  • Bach from St Matthew Passion

    "Sind Blitze, sind Donner" (chorus) from the St. Matthew Passion.

  • Haydn op 33 No 2 ending

    The closing bars of String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 by Haydn.

  • Rag-Time Dance

    Scott Joplin, Rag-Time Dance (1902)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Silencio (sonido) para niños

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