What are the various types of rests that can be found in sheet music, and how are they different from each other?

In sheet music, the various types of rests include whole rest, half rest, quarter rest, eighth rest, and sixteenth rest. Each rest corresponds to a different duration of silence in music. Whole rest represents a complete measure of silence, half rest is half a measure, quarter rest is a quarter of a measure, and so on. These rests help musicians to accurately interpret the rhythm and timing of a piece of music.