If Inara is standing on the edge of a cliff facing away from the drop-off, and she tosses a rock backwards over her head without looking, where does the rock go relative to the cliff? Provide a very brief response.
The rock falls to the ground behind Inara, going over the cliff's edge. Gravity pulls the rock downward while its initial backward motion carries it away from Inara. Without any other forces acting on it, the rock is subject to gravity, which will cause it to descend and land at a lower elevation than where Inara is standing, assuming the height of the cliff is sufficient to allow for the downward motion before the terrain would interfere. The trajectory of the rock will be influenced by the force and angle at which Inara threw it, but it will ultimately go down relative to the height of the cliff. If the rock is thrown with enough force horizontally, it may travel some distance away from the base of the cliff before landing. If not, it could fall more directly below depending on the angle and force of the throw.