An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year is called a(n)

Wetland

A wetland is a shallow land that is either temporary or permanently occupied with water. The water in the wetland comes from rain, irrigation of the agricultural land, river, lakes, ponds, oceans and other water sources. The water of the wetland can be fresh, saline or brackish depending upon the source of water.

conduction is the transfer of thermal energy (heat in transfer) due to collisions between the molecules in the object. collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. the objects must be in physical contact.