Why is strong wind able to sway and knock down a tree, but a human who weighs far less could easily wander through the same wind?

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Why is strong wind able to sway and knock down a tree, but a human who weighs far less could easily wander through the same wind?

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In addition to what people have said below, trees are also rooted to the ground, which means that when a really strong gust comes, they don’t move with it (like humans do), but instead are forced to bend and break.

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