Matching Pairs Force and Motion Key VocabuaryOnline version Match the word to the definition. by Taylor Tant 1 Gravity 2 Contact Force 3 Force 4 Non Contact Force 5 Magnetism 6 Friction is the force of pushing or pulling between magnetic poles. It acts at a distance and cannot be seen. a push or pull that causes an object to move faster or slower, stop, change direction, or change size or shape. a force that pulls all objects toward each other. A force that affects an object from a distance; does not have to touch(Example gravity, magnetism) forces in which two or more objects touch each other directly (Ex-Friction) force that is applied by a surface as an object moves across it.