Over the course of the 4 hours for which farmer Joe's tractor is pulling the heavy plow, the plow is gaining energy by virtue of its displacement --termed the Kinetic energy.
According to the question, Farmer Joe drives the tractor for 4 hours.
However, the tractor is connected to a heavy plow and is used to pull the plow across a rocky field.
The question requires that we determine if the plow is gaining or losing energy.
However, the focus of the question is during the pulling action of the tractor on the plow.
Ultimately, the plow is gaining energy as it is being pulled by the tractor and now has Kinetic energy.
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