why does my laptop fan rev up and down like a chainsaw?

the laptop is fairly new. the fan revs up and down in sync with my CPU processor. i have vista. when the cpu meter (the bigger gauge on the side bar gadget) goes up,,so does my fan.
it like tachometer to a cars engine.

is this normal and is there a way to stop it
the sound it very annoying.

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