A collapse in this small ice floe demonstrates decay at work...

Decay seems to always be a collapse of some kind. Whether the decay of a radioactive atom or the passing of a star into a red dwarf, decay seems quite natural to a once-grand system. It seems that all systems are like a house of cards in a "gusty" universe: Ready to collapse when a stage of some kind is set. That "stage" is marked with imbalance.

Imbalance is imbalance of force - the cause of all change, the effect of all changes except perhaps that single last change that may represent the end of this universe. The ice above, had lost the balance between the weight of the ice and the water below.(I could be more accurate, but this will do). As the water below began to lower, the structural integrity of the ice floe could no longer hold that part up against the pull of gravity.

But no doubt, when that ice collapsed it made some kind of sound. It stands to reason though, doesn't it? That some form of energy is released during a collapse makes sense; there wouldn't be an incentive for a change if all the energy from the change is simply passed along...

A balance of forces cannot cause change because change requires direction. The direction is set by the direction of the strongest force, whether pushing, or as above - pulling (by gravity); or if the resistance to change from a force is great, the energy may change form, often into heat. The imbalance means that there is always a "sound": An expression of energy about equal to the value of the difference between the two forces. Movement, radioactivity, light or heat are among the many "sounds" that are biproducts of the change that occurs when forces are imbalanced.

Change always seems to have a build -up side, a decay side and a biproduct side.

"More pressure on one side than on the other" metaphorically describes all causes of change.

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