Question

The probability of breaking tall tree is more during thunderstorm ,explain why?

Answer 1

Answer:

Unfortunately, all trees have some potential to fail during heavy winds or other harsh elements, such as snow and ice. ... In these incidences, the tree trunk acts as a lever and the force applied to the roots and trunk increases with height and mass. Taller trees are more susceptible to windthrow.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The scientists hypothesized that at low wind speeds, a tree trunk can flex, but when battered by high enough winds, the trunk bends past a certain "critical" curvature and breaks. ... The reason, says Ponomarenko, is that as a tree grows, factors influencing its vulnerability to breaking mostly cancel each other out.