County Jail. The Sheriff is responsible for maintaining the San Miguel County Jail. Responsibilities include taking in inmates for arrests made by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the County. This includes the towns of Telluride, Norwood, Mountain Village and Colorado State Patrol.
Characteristics of a sound wave. Since sound is a wave, we can relate the properties of sound to the properties of a wave. The basic properties of sound are: pitch, loudness and tone. Pitch. The frequency of a sound wave is what your ear understands as pitch. A higher frequency sound has a higher pitch, and a lower frequency sound has a lower pitch.
How sound waves work and why nothing can be heard in a vacuum. Sound is created through vibration. This is illustrated with reference to a hand bell, a humming bird and buzzing insects. Sounds cannot be heard in a vacuum, as waves need air to carry them.